Marquis
Marquis is a family name (surname) as well as a given name. It derives from the hereditary title of nobility Marquis. Notable people with the name include:
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Marquis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marquis is a family name (surname) as well as a given name. It derives from the hereditary title of nobility Marquis. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Marquis
The earliest SSA record of Marquis as a baby boy name dates back to 1880, when 8 babies received it. 1990 was its biggest year on record, with 1,037 newborns named Marquis — #258 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Marquiss. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,544 among baby boy names with 114 births, falling sharply (-34%). In total, more than 25K Marquiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Marquis
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About the name Marquis
Marquis is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 25K births in the dataset. Marquis's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #258. Use the chart and map above to compare Marquis'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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