Girls' name · since 1972
Markeda
175 babies named Markeda in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,196 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 175
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Markeda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 175 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Markeda recorded 175 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1996.
- #21,196 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 175 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markeda ranks #21,196 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 175 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #21,196 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 175
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Markeda's 175 recorded births place it above 70.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Markeda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Markeda splits its recorded history at 1988: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Markeda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1996
- Peak year (1984)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Markeda by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (79 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Markeda's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Markeda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s
1980s
79 births
- 1990s
1990s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 79 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Markeda's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (79 total births) through the 1990s (70) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Markeda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1972–1996 (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 Markeda 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.