Marquette
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mar-KET
- Origin
- French
Marquette is a boys' name of French origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Marquette mean?
French: French surname
French surname borne by Jacques Marquette, the 17th-century Jesuit missionary who explored the Mississippi with Louis Jolliet.
Is Marquette a girl's or a boy's name?
Marquette is a boys' name.
How popular is Marquette in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 50 boys. It first appears in the records in 1948.
Half of all the boys named Marquette in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 45% of the babies named Marquette in the US in 1969, and 14% in 1998.
Marquette in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,250 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 31 | #3,237 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,586 |
| 1998 | 30 | #2,708 |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,819 |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,906 |
| 1995 | 25 | #2,842 |
| 1994 | 37 | #2,176 |
| 1993 | 38 | #2,086 |
| 1992 | 50 | #1,692 |
| 1991 | 35 | #2,089 |
| 1990 | 42 | #1,835 |
| 1989 | 28 | #2,353 |
| 1988 | 27 | #2,250 |
| 1987 | 32 | #1,934 |
| 1986 | 25 | #2,224 |
| 1985 | 25 | #2,170 |
| 1984 | 25 | #2,097 |
| 1983 | 25 | #2,084 |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,340 |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,269 |
| 1980 | 30 | #1,852 |
| 1979 | 31 | #1,788 |
| 1978 | 29 | #1,794 |
| 1977 | 38 | #1,490 |
| 1976 | 28 | #1,780 |
| 1975 | 24 | #1,947 |
| 1974 | 31 | #1,582 |
| 1973 | 28 | #1,653 |
| 1972 | 23 | #1,871 |
| 1971 | 24 | #1,822 |
| 1970 | 17 | #2,212 |
| 1969 | 18 | #1,976 |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,759 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 8 | #2,980 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,043 |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,039 |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,704 |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,663 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,255 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 8 | #2,962 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,315 |
Names like Marquette
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Marcus, Jose, Miguel, Josue, Matthew, Marco, Jorge, Jesse, Antoine, Micah, Luke, Andre
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcie, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Marquette: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/marquette, updated 20 October 2026.