Marquez
Marquez was the 2965th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 664th with 258 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 934 places. More babies were named Marquez in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,965 boys, down 858 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 42boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1998258 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,641babies recorded
Marquez popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1990.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,965 | 42 |
| 2020 | #2,107 | 67 |
| 2010 | #1,265 | 138 |
| 2000 | #788 | 209 |
| 1990 | #871 | 139 |
| 1980 | #2,415 | 21 |
| 1970 | #5,185 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Marquez, counting every spelling?
Marquez is the most common spelling of a name family that had 66 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 66 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquez | 42 | #2,965 | 228 |
| Markos | 18 | #5,331 | 83 |
| Marquese | 6 | #11,516 | 51 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Marquez?
42 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marquez (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Marquez born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 200 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marquez.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marquez?
About 5,500 people born in the US named Marquez are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 18 and 32. That makes Marquez mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Marquez by state
How common Marquez was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (3.0×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Marquez: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marquez, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Marquez
How popular is the name Marquez?
Marquez was the 2965th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 664th with 258 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 934 places. More babies were named Marquez in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Marquez a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Marquez in the US.
Where is Marquez most popular?
In 2021–2025, Marquez was most common in Georgia (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by Tennessee and Florida.