Markeese — #12745 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Markeese

The Social Security Administration has registered 512 babies named Markeese between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Markeese currently holds the #12745 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Markeese performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 180 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Markeese shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Markeese in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Markeese 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 512 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.