Given name & surname
Marquise
“a lord of the borderlands; a nobleman”
Marquise is a variant of Marquis. One French interpretation is “a lord of the borderlands; a nobleman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marquise is a variant of Marquis. One French interpretation is “a lord of the borderlands; a nobleman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marquise through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,995
- 10,603 boys · 392 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 673 babies
- 2025
- 60
- #2,324 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 60 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,324 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 27.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 644 in 1995. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,873 as a first name in 2020; 107 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marquise’s family of names
Marquise has a related form in Marquis. Marquise has a related form in Marquisha. Marquise has a related form in Marqui.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Marquisvariant
- Marquishavariant
- Marquisavariant
- Marquivariant
- Marquessavariant
- Marquesavariant
- Marchesavariant
- Marquisselikely variant
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Marquise
- Marquise GoodwinAmerican football player (born 1990)
- Marquise de CréquyFrench writer (1714-1803)
- Marquise BrownAmerican football player (born 1997)
- Marquise MooreAmerican basketball player (born 1994)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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