Recorded 1942–1990 Girls' name Peak 1956 249 births

Marka — girls' name

249 babies named Marka in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s371950s581960s621970s621980s221990s8
1960s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Marka was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

14 babies were named Marka in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marka

The Social Security Administration has registered 249 babies named Marka between 1942 and 1990, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marka performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Marka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marka in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marka in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 249 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Marka at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

249

Since 1942

49 years of records

Peak year

1956

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1942

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1990

Marka popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1942

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1956)
14
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
46810121416 19901979197419681962195619491942 7

Marka popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1960 (Marka as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1960 5

Marka by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
62 births that decade — 25% of Marka's all-time total
1940s371950s581960s621970s621980s221990s8

Marka by state

Where Marka concentrates geographically — total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.0%
Texas share of Marka's total US births 2.0%

5 of 249 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marka?
249 babies have been named Marka since 1942. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1956 with 14 births.
When was Marka most popular?
Marka was most popular in the 1960s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
Where is Marka most popular?
The top states for the name Marka are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Marka been used?
Marka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 49 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Marka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1942–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.