Recorded 1990–2016 Boys' name Peak 1994 62 births

Markail — boys' name

62 babies named Markail in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

62 boys have been named Markail since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2016.

62
total births
1990–2016
years on record
1990s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Markail was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

7 babies were named Markail in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Markail

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Markail between 1990 and 2016, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Markail currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Markail performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Markail shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Markail 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 62 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.

Markail at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

62

Since 1990

27 years of records

Peak year

1994

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1990

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2016

Markail popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1990

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1994)
7
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20162012201120062004199919981995199419911990 5

Markail by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
35 births that decade — 56% of Markail's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Markail?
62 babies have been named Markail since 1990. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1994 with 7 births.
When was Markail most popular?
Markail was most popular in the 1990s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Markail been used?
Markail has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 27 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Markail?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mark, Martin, Marvin, Marcus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1990–2016 (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.