Marquita: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “lady; noblewoman”
- Origin
- Spanish
- Say it
- mar-KEE-tuh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Spanish feminine diminutive of Marca or Marcia, and also associated with Marquita as a feminine form of Marquis/Marquita title-based usage. In English use, it may also reflect Marquita as a form influenced by Markita/Marquetta.
How popular is Marquita?
Babies named Marquita in 20240
Peak year1983
Total US babies since 188011,040
Marquita was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.
Names like Marquita
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Marquita questions
What does the name Marquita mean?
Marquita means "lady; noblewoman". It comes from Spanish. Spanish feminine diminutive of Marca or Marcia, and also associated with Marquita as a feminine form of Marquis/Marquita title-based usage. In English use, it may also reflect Marquita as a form influenced by Markita/Marquetta.
Is Marquita a boy or girl name?
Marquita is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Marquita?
Marquita was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1983.
How do you pronounce Marquita?
Marquita is usually pronounced mar-KEE-tuh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.