Recorded 1979–2012 Girls' name Peak 1991 144 births

Markeia — girls' name

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.

1970s61980s551990s622000s162010s5

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.

What the Data Says About Markeia

The Social Security Administration has registered 144 babies named Markeia between 1979 and 2012, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Markeia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Markeia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Markeia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Markeia 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 144 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.

Markeia at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

144

Since 1979

34 years of records

Peak year

1991

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1979

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2012

Markeia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1979

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1991)
16
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Markeia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
62 births that decade — 43% of Markeia's all-time total
1970s61980s551990s622000s162010s5

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?
Markeia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 34 years of data through 2012.
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.

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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, 1979–2012 (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.