Boys' name · since 1980
Markas
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 151 babies named Markas, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,704 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 151
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Markas is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 151 have been recorded since 1980.
Markas has 151 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2018.
- #14,704 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 151 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markas ranks #14,704 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 151 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,704 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 151
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Markas's 151 recorded births place it above 67.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Markas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Markas's full recorded timeline at 1998, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Markas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2018
- Peak year (1991)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Markas by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (50 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Markas's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Markas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
50 births
- 1990s
1990s
39 births
- 2000s
2000s
35 births
- 2010s
2010s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 50 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Markas's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (50 total births) through the 2010s (27) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Markas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1980–2018 (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 Markas 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.