Total births
165
Boys' name · since 1988
Markeise
165 babies named Markeise in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 165
- total births
- 1988–2021
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 45%
- born in that decade
Markeise is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 165 have been recorded since 1988.
Markeise has 165 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1988 to 2021.
- 165 total births
- 1988–2021 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 45% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
165 boys have been named Markeise since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2021.
- 165
- total births
- 1988–2021
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 45%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
45% of everyone ever named Markeise was born in this single decade.
1996
Single peak year
12 babies were named Markeise in 1996 - its busiest year on record.
Markeise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Markeise's full recorded timeline at 2001, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Markeise at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
1996
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1988
Markeise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2021
- Peak year (1996)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Markeise by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Markeise's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Markeise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 74 births (45% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Markeise? ▼
Markeise has been given to 165 babies in the U.S. since 1988, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 12 babies were born in 1996, its single highest year.
When was Markeise most popular? ▼
Markeise was most popular in the 1990s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Markeise been used? ▼
Markeise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 34 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Markeise? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mark, Martin, Marvin, Marcus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Markeise's data
- Markeise's decade-level peak was the 1990s (74 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- 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 Markeise
Nearby Names Like Markeise
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Markeise
Mark Boy
#244 1,362,176 births
Martin Boy
#307 315,561 births
Marvin Boy
#671 254,192 births
Marcus Boy
#256 241,657 births
Mario Boy
#398 151,310 births
Compare Markeise side by side: Markeise vs Mark Markeise vs Martin Markeise vs Marvin
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, 1988–2021 (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. "Markeise: Baby Name Since 1988 - 165 Births, Peak 1996." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/markeise. 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 Markeise 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.