Recorded 1985–2015 Boys' name Peak 1995 160 births

Markale — boys' name

160 babies named Markale in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

160 boys have been named Markale since 1985, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

160
total births
1985–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Markale was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

11 babies were named Markale in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Markale

The Social Security Administration has registered 160 babies named Markale between 1985 and 2015, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Markale currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Markale performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Markale shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Markale 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 160 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.

Markale at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

160

Since 1985

31 years of records

Peak year

1995

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1985

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2015

Markale popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1985

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1995)
11
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Markale by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
63 births that decade — 39% of Markale's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Markale?
160 babies have been named Markale since 1985. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1995 with 11 births.
When was Markale most popular?
Markale was most popular in the 2000s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Markale been used?
Markale has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 31 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Markale?
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, 1985–2015 (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.