Marquise is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Marquise means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Marquise across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Marquise has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Marquise is a boy name of French origin meaning “noble rank, marquess”. From the French noble title, used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 10,995 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 13 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 Marquise per year, United States (1966 to 2025). United States peaked in 1995 (673/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2008 (4/yr).
Marquise has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1995, when it ranked #746 nationally (given to 673 babies that year).
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