Recorded 1942–1998 Girls' name Peak 1984 400 births

Markeeta — girls' name

400 babies named Markeeta in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s121950s171960s51970s881980s1751990s103
1980s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Markeeta was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

29 babies were named Markeeta in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Markeeta

The Social Security Administration has registered 400 babies named Markeeta between 1942 and 1998, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Markeeta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Markeeta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 175 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Markeeta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Markeeta 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 400 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.

Markeeta at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

400

Since 1942

57 years of records

Peak year

1984

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1942

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 1998

Markeeta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1942

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1984)
29
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
010203040 19981993198819831978197319551942 5

Markeeta by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
175 births that decade — 44% of Markeeta's all-time total
1940s121950s171960s51970s881980s1751990s103

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Markeeta?
400 babies have been named Markeeta since 1942. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1984 with 29 births.
When was Markeeta most popular?
Markeeta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 175 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Markeeta been used?
Markeeta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 57 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Markeeta?
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, 1942–1998 (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.