Recorded 1976–1999 Girls' name Peak 1993 80 births

Markeesha — girls' name

80 babies named Markeesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s271990s48

The verdict

80 girls have been named Markeesha since 1976, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1999.

80
total births
1976–1999
years on record
1990s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Markeesha was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

13 babies were named Markeesha in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Markeesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Markeesha between 1976 and 1999, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Markeesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Markeesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Markeesha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Markeesha 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 80 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.

Markeesha at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

80

Since 1976

24 years of records

Peak year

1993

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1976

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1999

Markeesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1976

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1993)
13
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
468101214 199919971996199319921990198919871986198319811976 5

Markeesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
48 births that decade — 60% of Markeesha's all-time total
1970s51980s271990s48

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Markeesha?
80 babies have been named Markeesha since 1976. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1993 with 13 births.
When was Markeesha most popular?
Markeesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Markeesha been used?
Markeesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 24 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Markeesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1976–1999 (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.