Girls' name · since 1994
Markaila
Markaila has 39 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #37,932 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Markaila is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 39 have been recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Markaila recorded 39 times among girls since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2011.
- #37,932 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 39 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markaila ranks #37,932 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #37,932 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Markaila's 39 recorded births place it above 47.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Markaila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Markaila splits its recorded history at 2007: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Markaila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2011
- Peak year (2010)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Markaila by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (19 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Markaila's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Markaila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 19 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Markaila's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 2010s (14) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Markaila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1994–2011 (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 Markaila 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.