Fun Facts About the Name Marquise
- More than 10 thousand babies named Marquise: U.S. records list 10,993 babies given the name Marquise from 1880 through 2025. Even 392 girls received the name Marquise - about 1 girl for every 27 boys.
What Does the Name Marquise Mean?
Marquise is a French title and given name meaning 'marchioness' (the feminine form of marquis) or, when used as a masculine name in English, 'nobleman' or 'marquis.' It comes from Old French marchis, from marche 'border, frontier,' plus a suffix -is; the original sense was a lord who governed a march, a border territory of a kingdom. English uses Marquise chiefly as a variant of Marquis, and in that use it keeps the noble-title meaning. The literal meaning is tied to rank and territory, not to a personal quality. The feminine form is sometimes translated as 'marchioness,' while the masculine equivalent is 'marquess' or 'marquis.'
Marquise Name History & Origins
The word behind Marquise is the Old French title marchis, which became marquis in French and English. In medieval Europe, a marquis was a nobleman entrusted with a border region - a march - which gave the title its original connection to frontier defense. The feminine marquise developed as the corresponding title for a woman, either the wife or widow of a marquis or a woman who held the rank herself. English adopted both marquis and marquise from French. The title also gave rise to the surname Marquis, and the given names Marquis and Marquise are drawn from that same word. In American usage, Marquise is often masculine, while the French word marquise is grammatically feminine.
How Popular is the Name Marquise?
Marquise recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1995. Its best rank was #372 in 1995.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | #17,173 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #14,688 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #9,635 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #8,593 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #7,856 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #6,064 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #5,962 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #3,739 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1994 | #4,464 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1993 | #5,120 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1992 | #3,742 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1991 | #4,430 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1990 | #4,331 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1989 | #3,452 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1988 | #5,224 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1987 | #4,999 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #5,647 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #4,998 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1984 | #5,747 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1981 | #11,451 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #5,999 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1978 | #6,220 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1977 | #9,189 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #6,257 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #9,652 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #5,861 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #6,382 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #7,229 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,324 | 60 | 0.0035% |
| 2024 | #2,351 | 60 | 0.0035% |
| 2023 | #1,978 | 78 | 0.0046% |
| 2022 | #1,685 | 102 | 0.0058% |
| 2021 | #1,756 | 92 | 0.0053% |
| 2020 | #1,588 | 103 | 0.0060% |
| 2019 | #1,579 | 106 | 0.0059% |
| 2018 | #1,516 | 113 | 0.0062% |
| 2017 | #1,494 | 113 | 0.0061% |
| 2016 | #1,528 | 110 | 0.0058% |
| 2015 | #1,306 | 136 | 0.0071% |
| 2014 | #1,327 | 132 | 0.0069% |
| 2013 | #1,231 | 146 | 0.0077% |
| 2012 | #1,184 | 153 | 0.0081% |
| 2011 | #1,090 | 171 | 0.0090% |
| 2010 | #1,065 | 181 | 0.0094% |
| 2009 | #918 | 226 | 0.0114% |
| 2008 | #916 | 224 | 0.0110% |
| 2007 | #917 | 216 | 0.0104% |
| 2006 | #857 | 234 | 0.0114% |
| 2005 | #807 | 238 | 0.0119% |
| 2004 | #730 | 261 | 0.0131% |
| 2003 | #691 | 280 | 0.0142% |
| 2002 | #663 | 282 | 0.0145% |
| 2001 | #634 | 296 | 0.0152% |
| 2000 | #590 | 336 | 0.0171% |
| 1999 | #517 | 412 | 0.0215% |
| 1998 | #442 | 517 | 0.0270% |
| 1997 | #404 | 574 | 0.0304% |
| 1996 | #417 | 543 | 0.0287% |
| 1995 | #372 | 644 | 0.0338% |
| 1994 | #448 | 502 | 0.0260% |
| 1993 | #486 | 433 | 0.0221% |
| 1992 | #551 | 343 | 0.0172% |
| 1991 | #520 | 369 | 0.0183% |
| 1990 | #553 | 333 | 0.0162% |
| 1989 | #588 | 278 | 0.0139% |
| 1988 | #674 | 196 | 0.0102% |
| 1987 | #774 | 142 | 0.0076% |
| 1986 | #856 | 113 | 0.0061% |
| 1985 | #872 | 109 | 0.0059% |
| 1984 | #873 | 102 | 0.0057% |
| 1983 | #961 | 85 | 0.0047% |
| 1982 | #1,056 | 75 | 0.0041% |
| 1981 | #1,256 | 54 | 0.0030% |
| 1980 | #1,171 | 61 | 0.0034% |
| 1979 | #1,266 | 53 | 0.0031% |
| 1978 | #1,425 | 43 | 0.0026% |
| 1977 | #1,486 | 39 | 0.0024% |
| 1976 | #1,664 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 1975 | #1,772 | 28 | 0.0018% |
| 1974 | #2,753 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1973 | #2,372 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1972 | #4,772 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #3,087 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1970 | #2,697 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1969 | #2,798 | 11 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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