Based on SSA birth records through 2015, an estimated 9,738 Americans born with the name Marquita may still be living. No new bearers have been recorded since 2015.
How rare is Marquita?
Marquita has not appeared in SSA records since 2015. It is effectively extinct as a new baby name — no girls received it in the latest available data.
How old is the typical Marquita?
The median age of a living American named Marquita is approximately 43 years, with most bearers falling between 39 and 44 years old.
Marquita has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 7.9× more often than the national baseline.
1919Peak 19832025
Peak year
1983
Decline from peak
100%
2025
0
All-time
11,011
Diaspora map
Marquita spread fast — broke out in Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia (1983) and ran high in 13 states within a decade.
Broke out: Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, 1983 · over-represented in 13 states over 1 year
