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Marquee

/mɑˈɹki/ · 87% boys · last recorded 2020

Marquee has been given to about 261 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1992, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/mɑˈɹki/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 244
Median age today29 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Marquee per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1992 · 15
  • Born in 20250
  • All time261

How popular is Marquee?

Its best year was 1992, when 15 babies were given the name, ranking 5969th. The typical living American called Marquee is about 29 years old today.

Names that sound like Marquee

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marques0.76
  2. Marquez0.76
  3. Marquise0.71
  4. Marquis0.61
  5. Marcus0.56
  6. Maurice0.55
  7. Marcel0.56
  8. Markus0.56

Middle names for Marquee

Ranked by flow score
  1. Marquee Paul0.83
  2. Marquee John0.83
  3. Marquee Blake0.82
  4. Marquee Wade0.82
  5. Marquee Ross0.82
  6. Marquee Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Marquee

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Tianasister · 0.70
  2. Zachariahbrother · 0.69
  3. Alvarobrother · 0.68
  4. Dariusbrother · 0.68
  5. Daliasister · 0.67
  6. Ilianasister · 0.67

Where Marquee is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Marquee White0.78
    2. Marquee Nguyen0.78
    3. Marquee Hill0.78
    4. Marquee Hall0.78
    5. Marquee Brown0.78
    6. Marquee Young0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Marquee

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.