Boys' name · since 1964
Markeith
2,148 babies named Markeith in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,154 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,888 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,148
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Markeith currently ranks #10888 among boys' names in America, with 2,148 babies recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Markeith recorded 2,148 times among boys since 1964, holding rank #10888 nationally today, ahead of 22% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #3,154 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,888 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,148 born since 1964
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markeith ranks #3,154 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,888 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,148 born since 1964, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,154 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,888 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,148
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Markeith's 2,148 recorded births place it above 93.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Markeith compares
2,148 Top 21% higher than 79% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Markeith's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Markeith | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,148 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 87 | 34 | 22,252 |
Markeith's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Markeith splits its recorded history at 1995: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1964 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 87 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Markeith popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 87
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Markeith by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (597 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Markeith's strongest decade.
597 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Markeith births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 58
1960s
58 births
- 1970s
1970s
306 births
- 1980s
1980s
567 births
- 1990s
1990s
597 births
- 2000s
2000s
333 births
- 2010s 222
2010s
222 births
- 2020s 65
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 597 births (28% of all-time use).
How Markeith compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Markeith's total volume
Markeith by state
Where Markeith concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 108 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 77 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 66 | 3.1% |
| #4 | California | | 58 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 52 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 44 | 2.0% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 39 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 26 | 1.2% |
108 of 2,148 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Markeith appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Markeith's data
- Markeith's decade-level peak was the 1990s (597 total births); usage has since declined to 65 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Markeiths (108 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Markeith: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Markeith 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.