Given name
Marq
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
In English use, Marq has a related form in Mark. One Latin interpretation is “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Marq has a related form in Mark. One Latin interpretation is “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Marq has a related form in Mark. An origin associated with Mark is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marq through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 93
- 93 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 303 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marq’s family of names
In English usage, Marq has a related form in Mark.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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