Girl nameNot in the current top chartsFalling
Marquita
//mɑɹˈkwitə//
3 syllablesPeak year: 19838 lettersStarts with M
Meaning & origin
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Marquita's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Marquita |
|---|---|
| 1919 | 10 |
| 1920 | 5 |
| 1924 | 9 |
| 1925 | 7 |
| 1926 | 15 |
| 1927 | 17 |
| 1928 | 15 |
| 1929 | 12 |
| 1930 | 11 |
| 1931 | 10 |
| 1932 | 17 |
| 1933 | 17 |
| 1934 | 22 |
| 1935 | 23 |
| 1936 | 16 |
| 1937 | 18 |
| 1938 | 21 |
| 1939 | 24 |
| 1940 | 30 |
| 1941 | 23 |
| 1942 | 38 |
| 1943 | 31 |
| 1944 | 23 |
| 1945 | 33 |
| 1946 | 38 |
| 1947 | 48 |
| 1948 | 41 |
| 1949 | 47 |
| 1950 | 49 |
| 1951 | 49 |
| 1952 | 54 |
| 1953 | 38 |
| 1954 | 57 |
| 1955 | 60 |
| 1956 | 58 |
| 1957 | 78 |
| 1958 | 56 |
| 1959 | 75 |
| 1960 | 63 |
| 1961 | 69 |
| 1962 | 73 |
| 1963 | 72 |
| 1964 | 57 |
| 1965 | 73 |
| 1966 | 58 |
| 1967 | 71 |
| 1968 | 60 |
| 1969 | 79 |
| 1970 | 100 |
| 1971 | 114 |
| 1972 | 118 |
| 1973 | 122 |
| 1974 | 153 |
| 1975 | 108 |
| 1976 | 114 |
| 1977 | 119 |
| 1978 | 127 |
| 1979 | 127 |
| 1980 | 120 |
| 1981 | 135 |
| 1982 | 128 |
| 1983 | 2,563 |
| 1984 | 1,374 |
| 1985 | 535 |
| 1986 | 440 |
| 1987 | 364 |
| 1988 | 315 |
| 1989 | 314 |
| 1990 | 255 |
| 1991 | 246 |
| 1992 | 227 |
| 1993 | 219 |
| 1994 | 138 |
| 1995 | 92 |
| 1996 | 74 |
| 1997 | 71 |
| 1998 | 60 |
| 1999 | 45 |
| 2000 | 40 |
| 2001 | 37 |
| 2002 | 22 |
| 2003 | 28 |
| 2004 | 20 |
| 2005 | 19 |
| 2006 | 12 |
| 2007 | 14 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2010 | 12 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2012 | 9 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 |
Marquita through the decades
- Marquita peaked in 1983, when 2,563 babies were named Marquita in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2005–2015), use of Marquita has fallen 78% compared to the 10 years before that.