Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Marquis

Gender

Male

Origin

French
Lord of the marches; noble rank

Pronunciation

m(a)-rquis, mar-quis

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1990 (rank #258, 1,037 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1668, 99 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1991 (rank #3540, 30 births); most recent 2004 (rank #16080, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202599–
2024123–
2023136–
2022141–
2021153–
2020169–
2019223–
2018207–
2017201–
2016222–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #3204, 4 births); most recent 2022 (rank #4783, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
20223
2021–
2020–
20193
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence