Marquee
The Story of Marquee
As a girl name
Marquee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1991, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 8 Marquees were born — ranking #9,559 that year. As of 2026, Marquee ranks #11,138 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 34 Marquees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Marquee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1979, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 12 Marquees were born — ranking #6,673 that year. As of 2026, Marquee ranks #12,015 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 227 Marquees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Marquee
Marquee is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 227 births in the dataset. Marquee's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #6,673. Use the chart and map above to compare Marquee'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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