Boys' name · since 1984
Markeem
147 babies named Markeem in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,883 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 147
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Markeem is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 147 have been recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Markeem recorded 147 times among boys since 1984, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2023.
- #14,883 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 147 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markeem ranks #14,883 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 147 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,883 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 147
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Markeem's 147 recorded births place it above 67.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Markeem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Markeem's full recorded timeline at 1997, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Markeem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2023
- Peak year (1992)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2023.
147 total births across 40 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1992 with 14 births in a single year.
Markeem by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (83 births, 56% of the file).
1990s was Markeem's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Markeem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
83 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 83 births (56% of all-time use).
Markeem decade highlights
- Peak decade 83 births
- Runner-up 21 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Markeem's data
- Markeem's decade-level peak was the 1990s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Markeem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1984–2023 (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 Markeem 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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