Demarquis
A French origin name meaning "one who comes from the March", referring to a territorial boundary.
Name Census estimates that about 437 living Americans carry the first name Demarquis. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Demarquis today is around 30 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Demarquis births was 1990 (25 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Demarquis. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
437
~ 1 in 784,335 Americans
Peak year
1990
25 babies that year
Average age
30
years old
2023 SSA rank
#12,653
Tracked since 1973
Census
Demarquis in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 312 people with the first name Demarquis, which placed it at #28,685 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#28,685
National first-name rank
People counted
312
312 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
90.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Demarquis
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Demarquis is Black at 90.1%. The next largest groups are White (4.5%) and Two or More Races (3.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Demarquis described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Demarquis at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American90.1% · 281
- White4.5% · 14
- Two or more races3.5% · 11
- Hispanic or Latino1.6% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 1
Popularity
Demarquis: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Demarquis from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 194 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Demarquis by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Demarquis during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Demarquis' live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Texas, Georgia, Mississippi recorded the most babies named Demarquis, while Mississippi, Georgia, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 13 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Demarquis
The name Demarquis is a relatively modern variation of the French name Marquis, which itself derives from the medieval French word "marchis". This was an official title of nobility referring to a margrave or marquess, a ruler of a frontier territory known as a march or mark. The name Marquis emerged in the 11th century during the feudal system of the Middle Ages.
The prefix "de" in Demarquis simply means "of" or "from" in French, indicating that the bearer was either a marquis or from the lands ruled by a marquis. This prefix was commonly used with titles of nobility and place names during this era. The alternate spelling Demarquis likely arose as the name spread and evolved over time.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Marquis dates back to 1189 when a knight named Marquis de Montferrat was appointed as the King of Jerusalem during the Third Crusade. However, there are no clear records of anyone officially using the name Demarquis until more recent centuries.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Marquis, though the variant Demarquis is more scarce. One example is Marquis de Lafayette, the French aristocrat and military officer born in 1757 who fought in the American Revolutionary War. Another is Marquis de Sade, the controversial French philosopher and writer born in 1740, known for his works depicting sexual libertinism.
In the 19th century, Marquis de Rays was a French businessman and entrepreneur who attempted to establish a utopian colony called Nueva Francia on the island of Espiritu Santo in modern-day Vanuatu in 1879. More recently, Marquis de Portago was a Spanish aristocrat and racing driver who competed in the 1950s before his untimely death in 1957.
While the name Demarquis itself is relatively uncommon in historical records, its noble origins and connection to the feudal era have given it a sense of prestige and distinction that some parents may find appealing for their children. However, its modern usage remains quite rare compared to more traditional names.
People
Demarquis + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Demarquis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Demarquis: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Demarquis?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 437 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Demarquis going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 784,335 US residents.
Is Demarquis a common name?
We classify Demarquis as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 449 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Demarquis most popular?
The single biggest year for Demarquis was 1990, when 25 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Demarquis is about 30 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Demarquis in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 312 people with the name Demarquis, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #28,685 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Demarquis in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Demarquis?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Demarquis appears almost entirely male. Of the 310 people counted with this name, 99.4% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Demarquis?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Demarquis is Black at 90.1%. The next largest groups are White (4.5%) and Two or More Races (3.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Demarquis most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Demarquis in the 2020 Census, accounting for 90.1% (281 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Demarquis in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Demarquis a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Demarquis in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Demarquis still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Demarquis in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Demarquis can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Demarquis?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Demarquis, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.