Marques
Meaning
“From the title marquis (French, border lord, via Latin marchio); embraced as a given name in Black American naming since the 1970s.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Marques peaked in the 1980s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
4,169 people · the #3,114 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 47,619 · median age 34
Among people named Marques living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 49 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Marques
Most people given the name Marques in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Marques you meet today is most often in his 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Marques deep dive
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