Marke — boys' name
159 babies named Marke in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
159 boys have been named Marke since 1952, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 2010.
- 159
- total births
- 1952–2010
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
36% of everyone ever named Marke was born in this single decade.
11 babies were named Marke in 1961 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Marke
The Social Security Administration has registered 159 babies named Marke between 1952 and 2010, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marke currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 11 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Marke performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Marke shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Marke 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 159 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.
Marke at a glance
Last recorded 2010Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Marke popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1952
- Peak year (1961)
- 11
- Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2010.
159 total births across 59 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1961 with 11 births in a single year.
Marke popularity over time — girls
5 total births recorded since 1988 (Marke as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Marke accounts for 3% of total recorded use across both genders.
Marke by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 57 births that decade — 36% of Marke's all-time total
Marke decade highlights
- Peak decade 57 births
- Runner-up 41 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Marke's strongest decade
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 36% of all-time use.
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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, 1952–2010 (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.