Marquett
A French masculine name derived from the Germanic "mark" meaning boundary or frontier.
Name Census estimates that about 76 living Americans carry the first name Marquett. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Marquett today is around 35 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Marquett births was 1976 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Marquett. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Marquett. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
76
~ 1 in 4,509,926 Americans
Peak year
1976
7 babies that year
Average age
35
years old
2008 SSA rank
#13,864
Tracked since 1976
Census
Marquett in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 115 people with the first name Marquett, which placed it at #51,185 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
#51,185
National first-name rank
People counted
115
115 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
88.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Marquett
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Marquett is Black at 88.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (5.2%) and White (4.3%). 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 Marquett 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 Marquett at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American88.7% · 102
- Hispanic or Latino5.2% · 6
- White4.3% · 5
- Two or more races1.7% · 2
Popularity
Marquett: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Marquett from the 1970s through to the 2000s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 28 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Marquett remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Marquett 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 Marquett during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Marquett
The given name Marquett has its origins in the Old French language, with roots dating back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the French word "marque," meaning "mark" or "brand," which itself is believed to have stemmed from the Germanic word "marka," signifying a boundary or frontier.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Marquett can be found in the Chronica Universalis, a 13th-century historical chronicle written by the French monk Gervase of Canterbury. In this text, Marquett is mentioned as the name of a French nobleman who lived during the latter half of the 12th century.
During the Renaissance period, the name Marquett gained popularity among the aristocratic families of France and Italy. Notable historical figures bearing this name include Marquett de La Rochefoucauld (1588-1645), a French courtier and author known for his famous maxims, and Marquett Malaspina (1628-1701), an Italian explorer and navigator who led expeditions to the Americas.
In the 17th century, the name Marquett was also found in religious texts and records. One such example is Marquett de Sévigné (1626-1696), a French aristocrat and celebrated letter writer, whose correspondence with her daughter provides a vivid account of the social and cultural life of the time.
As the name Marquett spread across Europe, it was adapted and adopted by various cultures and languages. In England, for instance, the name took on the spelling "Marquette," as seen in the case of Jacques Marquette (1637-1675), the French Jesuit missionary and explorer who played a significant role in the exploration of the Great Lakes region and the Mississippi River.
Another notable figure was Marquett de Pompadour (1721-1764), the influential mistress of King Louis XV of France, who was known for her patronage of the arts and her significant influence on French politics and society during the Enlightenment period.
While the name Marquett has its roots in French and European history, it has also been embraced by various cultures and communities around the world, each adapting it to their respective languages and traditions.
People
Marquett + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Marquett as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Marquett: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marquett?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 76 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Marquett 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 4,509,926 US residents.
Is Marquett a common name?
We classify Marquett as "Very Rare". It ranks above 60.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 79 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Marquett most popular?
The single biggest year for Marquett was 1976, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Marquett is about 35 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Marquett in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 115 people with the name Marquett, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #51,185 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 Marquett 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 Marquett?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Marquett leans strongly male. 97 people counted with this name were male (83.6%), compared with 19 female bearers (16.4%). 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 Marquett?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Marquett is Black at 88.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (5.2%) and White (4.3%). 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 Marquett most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Marquett in the 2020 Census, accounting for 88.7% (102 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 Marquett in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Marquett a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Marquett 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 Marquett still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Marquett 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 Marquett 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 people are called Marquett?
See how many Americans are named Marquett on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.