Girls' name · since 1942
Markeeta
Markeeta has 400 recorded births since 1942 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,513 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 400
- born since 1942
- 1980s
- peak decade
Markeeta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 400 recorded since 1942.
Social Security Administration records show Markeeta recorded 400 times among girls since 1942, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1998.
- #13,513 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 400 born since 1942
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markeeta ranks #13,513 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 400 born since 1942, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,513 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 400
- born since 1942
- 1980s
- peak decade
Markeeta's 400 recorded births place it above 81.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Markeeta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Markeeta's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1942, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Markeeta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1998
- Peak year (1984)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Markeeta by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (175 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Markeeta's strongest decade.
175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Markeeta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
88 births
- 1980s
1980s
175 births
- 1990s
1990s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 175 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Markeeta's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (175 total births) through the 1990s (103) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Markeeta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1942–1998 (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 Markeeta 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.