Recorded 1997–2013 Girls' name Peak 1999 66 births

Markasia — girls' name

66 babies named Markasia in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s192000s342010s13

The verdict

66 girls have been named Markasia since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2013.

66
total births
1997–2013
years on record
2000s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Markasia was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

8 babies were named Markasia in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Markasia

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Markasia between 1997 and 2013, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Markasia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Markasia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Markasia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Markasia 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 66 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.

Markasia at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

66

Since 1997

17 years of records

Peak year

1999

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1997

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2013

Markasia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1997

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1999)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Markasia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
34 births that decade — 52% of Markasia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Markasia?
66 babies have been named Markasia since 1997. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1999 with 8 births.
When was Markasia most popular?
Markasia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Markasia been used?
Markasia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 17 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Markasia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1997–2013 (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.