Girls' name · since 1942
Marka
Marka has 249 recorded births since 1942 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,639 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 249
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
Marka sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 249 recorded since 1942.
Social Security Administration records show Marka recorded 249 times among girls since 1942, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1990.
- #17,639 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 249 born since 1942
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marka ranks #17,639 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 249 born since 1942, peaking in the 1960s.
- #17,639 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 249
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
Marka's 249 recorded births place it above 75.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Marka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marka's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1944, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1956 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marka popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1990
- Peak year (1956)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Marka popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1960 (Marka as boys' name)
Marka by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (62 births, 25% of the file).
1960s was Marka's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Marka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
37 births
- 1950s
1950s
58 births
- 1960s
1960s
62 births
- 1970s
1970s
62 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 62 births (25% of all-time use).
Marka by state
Where Marka concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 249 births nationwide.
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What to do with Marka's data
- Marka's decade-level peak was the 1960s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Markas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1942–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Marka draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.