Recorded 1980–2018 Boys' name Peak 1991 151 births

Markas — boys' name

151 babies named Markas in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

151 boys have been named Markas since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2018.

151
total births
1980–2018
years on record
1980s
peak decade
33%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Markas was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

9 babies were named Markas in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Markas

The Social Security Administration has registered 151 babies named Markas between 1980 and 2018, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Markas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Markas performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Markas shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Markas 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 151 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.

Markas at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

151

Since 1980

39 years of records

Peak year

1991

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1980

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2018

Markas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1980

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1991)
9
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
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Markas by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
50 births that decade — 33% of Markas's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Markas?
151 babies have been named Markas since 1980. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1991 with 9 births.
When was Markas most popular?
Markas was most popular in the 1980s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Markas been used?
Markas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 39 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Markas?
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, 1980–2018 (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.