Boy
Marquise
Rooted in French, Marquise is a boy's name that means "French title, feminine form of Marquis". It has faded some since the 1990s without dropping off entirely. These days, it is a name that stands out a little. It has shown up in U.S. birth records across 6 of the last twelve decades.
FrenchFrench title, feminine form of Marquis
EtymologyMeaning "noble rank"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
16
1970s
314
1980s
1,321
1990s
4,871
2000s
2,612
2010s
1,141
Peaked in the 1990s · 10,275 total U.S. births since 1900