Marquis
Taken from the noble title, which came through Old French marchis from marche, a frontier district; a marquis originally governed a border territory.
Marquis in 2025
Marquis was given to 99 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,564th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 33,488 babies born.
The history of Marquis
Marquis reached its highest point in 1990, when 1,065 babies were given the name, ranking 522nd that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 25,041 babies have been named Marquis. Half of them were born before 1994, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Marquis by decade
| Decade | Babies named Marquis | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 8 | 1,331 |
| 1890s | 5 | 2,701 |
| 1910s | 84 | 3,478 |
| 1920s | 103 | 4,271 |
| 1930s | 79 | 4,110 |
| 1940s | 94 | 4,330 |
| 1950s | 170 | 3,809 |
| 1960s | 265 | 2,916 |
| 1970s | 1,733 | 1,075 |
| 1980s | 5,079 | 610 |
| 1990s | 9,006 | 522 |
| 2000s | 4,956 | 883 |
| 2010s | 2,637 | 1,386 |
| 2020s | 822 | 2,436 |
Where Marquis is heading
Marquis has fallen 57% over the past decade, from 230 babies in 2015 to 99 in 2025.
Names like Marquis
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Marquis.