Marquille
A French name derived from the Latin name Marcus, meaning "warlike".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Marquille. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Marquille today is around 31 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Marquille births was 1994 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Marquille. 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 Marquille. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
1994
5 babies that year
Average age
31
years old
1994 SSA rank
#9,740
Tracked since 1994
Popularity
Marquille: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Marquille 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 Marquille during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Marquille
The name Marquille is a relatively obscure name with origins that are difficult to trace definitively. However, some evidence suggests that it may have roots in the French language, potentially deriving from the French word "marque," meaning "mark" or "brand." This connection could indicate that the name might have been used to denote someone with a distinctive physical mark or characteristic.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Marquille can be found in the 16th century French text, "Annales de la Ville de Toulouse," which mentions a certain Marquille de Montfort, a landowner from the region. Unfortunately, little is known about this individual beyond their name and landholdings.
In the 17th century, there is a record of a Marquille Dubois, a Huguenot (French Protestant) who fled religious persecution in France and settled in the Netherlands. Dubois is documented as having been born in 1632 and passing away in 1701 in Amsterdam.
Moving into the 18th century, the name appears in the historical records of the French city of Lyon, where a Marquille Chabert is listed as a prominent silk merchant and trader. Chabert's exact birth and death years are unknown, but records suggest he was active in the silk trade during the mid-to-late 1700s.
In the 19th century, there is a mention of a Marquille Lefebvre, a French novelist and playwright born in 1835 in Paris. Lefebvre's works, though not widely renowned today, were popular among certain literary circles during his lifetime. He passed away in 1901.
Finally, one of the more recent historical figures with the name Marquille was Marquille Girardin, a French-Canadian painter and artist who lived from 1895 to 1968. Girardin was known for his landscape paintings depicting the rugged beauty of the Canadian wilderness and is considered an important figure in the development of Canadian art.
While the name Marquille may be relatively uncommon, these historical figures demonstrate that it has been present, albeit sporadically, throughout various periods and regions, primarily in France and areas influenced by French culture. However, the exact origins and meaning of the name remain somewhat elusive, leaving room for further exploration and discovery.
People
Marquille + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Marquille as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Marquille: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marquille?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Marquille 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 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Marquille a common name?
We classify Marquille as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Marquille most popular?
The single biggest year for Marquille was 1994, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Marquille is about 31 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Marquille in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Marquille a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Marquille 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 Marquille still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Marquille 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 Marquille 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are called Marquille?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.