Total births
144
Girls' name · since 1979
Markeia
144 babies named Markeia in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 144
- total births
- 1979–2012
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
144 girls have been named Markeia since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Markeia has 144 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2012.
- 144 total births
- 1979–2012 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 43% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
144 girls have been named Markeia since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2012.
- 144
- total births
- 1979–2012
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
43% of everyone ever named Markeia was born in this single decade.
1991
Single peak year
16 babies were named Markeia in 1991 - its busiest year on record.
Markeia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Markeia's full recorded timeline at 1991, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Markeia at a glance
Last recorded 2012Peak year
1991
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1979
Markeia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2012
- Peak year (1991)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Markeia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Markeia's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Markeia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
55 births
- 1990s
1990s
62 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 62 births (43% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Markeia? ▼
144 babies have been named Markeia since 1979. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1991 with 16 births.
When was Markeia most popular? ▼
Markeia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Markeia been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Markeia since 1979 -- 34 years through the most recent 2012 data.
What names are similar to Markeia? ▼
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.
What to do with Markeia's data
- Markeia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Markeia
Nearby Names Like Markeia
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Markeia
Mary Girl
#131 4,141,481 births
Margaret Girl
#119 1,264,774 births
Maria Girl
#74 566,111 births
Martha Girl
#666 551,741 births
Marie Girl
#632 540,077 births
Compare Markeia side by side: Markeia vs Mary Markeia vs Margaret Markeia vs Maria
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1979–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Markeia: Baby Name Since 1979 - 144 Births, Peak 1991." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/markeia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Markeia 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 July 2026.