Marque
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Meaning & Origin of Marque
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
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Etymology
Origin & history
The Story of Marque
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Marque as a girl name dates back to 1961, when 6 babies received it. 1991 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Marque — #6,588 in the national rankings. About 47% of every Marque on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Marque last appeared in the published SSA data in 1999, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 140 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Marque on the record books as a boy name in 1951, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1988, when 44 Marques were born — ranking #1,618 that year. About 27% of every Marque on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Marque last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Marque
Marque is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Marque's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #1,618. Use the chart and map above to compare Marque's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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