Recorded 1970–2022 Unisex name Peak 1996 724 births

Markee — boys' name

724 babies named Markee in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1001980s1771990s2022000s1362010s972020s12
1990s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Markee was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

30 babies were named Markee in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Markee

The Social Security Administration has registered 724 babies named Markee between 1970 and 2022, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Markee currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 30 babies received it in a single year. Markee is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 110 additional births since 1983.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Markee performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 202 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Markee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Markee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Markee 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 724 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.

Markee at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

724

Since 1970

53 years of records

Peak year

1996

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1970

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2022

Markee popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1970

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1996)
30
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
010203040 202220142007200019931986197919721970 5

Markee popularity over time — girls

110 total births recorded since 1983 (Markee as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 110 births
05101520 199619951993199219911990198919881987198619841983 5

Markee by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
202 births that decade — 28% of Markee's all-time total
1970s1001980s1771990s2022000s1362010s972020s12

Markee by state

Where Markee concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Markee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
18 2.5%
North Carolina share of Markee's total US births 2.5%

18 of 724 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Markee?
724 babies have been named Markee since 1970. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1996 with 30 births.
When was Markee most popular?
Markee was most popular in the 1990s decade with 202 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Markee most popular?
The top states for the name Markee are North Carolina (18 births).
Is Markee a unisex name?
Yes, Markee is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 724 births, and as a girl's name it has 110 births.
How long has the name Markee been used?
Markee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 53 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Markee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mark, Martin, Marvin, Marcus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1970–2022 (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.