Unisex name · since 1970
Markee
Markee has 724 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,300 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 724
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Markee sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 724 recorded since 1970.
Markee has 724 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2022.
- #6,300 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 724 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markee ranks #6,300 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 724 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,300 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 724
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Markee's 724 recorded births place it above 86.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Markee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Markee splits its recorded history at 1996: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Markee popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2022
- Peak year (1996)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Markee popularity over time - girls
110 total births recorded since 1983 (Markee as girls' name)
Markee by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (202 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Markee's strongest decade.
202 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Markee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
100 births
- 1980s
1980s
177 births
- 1990s
1990s
202 births
- 2000s
2000s
136 births
- 2010s
2010s
97 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 202 births (28% of all-time use).
How Markee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Markee's total volume
Markee by state
Where Markee concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 18 | 2.5% |
18 of 724 births nationwide.
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- Markee's decade-level peak was the 1990s (202 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Markees (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
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 Markee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1970–2022 (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 Markee 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.