Marquez is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Marquez means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Marquez across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Marquez has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Marquez is a boy name of Spanish origin meaning “son of Marcos”. A Spanish surname related to the title marquis, used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,641 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 17 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Marquez per year, United States (1969 to 2025). United States peaked in 1998 (258/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2007 (4/yr).
Marquez is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1998, when it ranked #1,478 nationally (given to 258 babies that year).
Marcus · Marquis · Marquise · Marques · Markus · Marquese · Marqus · Marquice
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