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Marques

/ˈmɑɹks/ · 100% boys · 23 born in 2025

Marques has been given to about 8,093 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1983, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmɑɹks/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 7,507
Median age today31 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Marques per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1983 · 350
  • Born in 202523
  • All time8,093

How popular is Marques?

Its best year was 1983, when 350 babies were given the name, ranking 449th. The typical living American called Marques is about 31 years old today.

Names that sound like Marques

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marquez0.87
  2. Marquis0.78
  3. Jacques0.79
  4. Marcus0.68
  5. Markus0.68
  6. Marquise0.68
  7. Ares0.63
  8. Aries0.63

Middle names for Marques

Ranked by flow score
  1. Marques Paul0.77
  2. Marques John0.77
  3. Marques Blake0.76
  4. Marques Wade0.76
  5. Marques Ross0.76
  6. Marques Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Marques

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.89
  2. Elishaeither · 0.89
  3. Nathanaelbrother · 0.88
  4. Alvarobrother · 0.87
  5. Dereckbrother · 0.87
  6. Fallonsister · 0.85

Where Marques is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Marques Anderson0.77
    2. Marques White0.72
    3. Marques Nguyen0.72
    4. Marques Hill0.72
    5. Marques Hall0.72
    6. Marques Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Marques

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.