Girls' name · since 1984
Markea
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 79 babies named Markea, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,782 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 79
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
79 girls have been named Markea since 1984, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markea has been recorded 79 times among girls since 1984, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2001.
- #29,782 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 79 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markea ranks #29,782 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 79 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #29,782 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 79
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Markea's 79 recorded births place it above 58.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Markea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Markea splits its recorded history at 1992: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Markea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2001
- Peak year (1993)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2001.
79 total births across 18 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1993 with 12 births in a single year.
Markea by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (50 births, 63% of the file).
1990s was Markea's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Markea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
50 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 50 births (63% of all-time use).
Markea decade highlights
- Peak decade 50 births
- Runner-up 19 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Markea's data
- Markea's decade-level peak was the 1990s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Markea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1984–2001 (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 Markea 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.
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