Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Marquis
Endangered
Down 90.5% from peak
Peak era
1990
Peak births
1,037
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Marquis
How many people are named Marquis?
An estimated 23,429 living Americans are named Marquis.
How rare is Marquis?
Marquis is uncommon among babies today, with 99 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 90.5% from its 1990 peak.
How old is the typical Marquis?
The median age of a living American named Marquis is approximately 31 years, with most bearers falling between 22 and 37 years old.
Is Marquis still popular?
No. Marquis is endangered as a baby name, down 90.5% from its 1990 peak with 99 births in 2025.
Where is Marquis most common?
Marquis has its strongest geographic signal in District of Columbia, where it appears 6.3× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19902025
Peak year
1990
Decline from peak
90.5%
2025
99
All-time
24,567
Where it lives now
Marquis is most concentrated in District of Columbia — about 6.3× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Marquis is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.