Girls' name · since 1977
Markela
136 babies named Markela in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,797 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 136
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
136 girls have been named Markela since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markela has been recorded 136 times among girls since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2007.
- #23,797 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 136 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markela ranks #23,797 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 136 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,797 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 136
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Markela's 136 recorded births place it above 67.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Markela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Markela's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Markela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2007
- Peak year (1998)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Markela by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (53 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Markela's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Markela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s
1980s
40 births
- 1990s
1990s
53 births
- 2000s
2000s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 53 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Markela's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 2000s (35) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Markela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1977–2007 (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 Markela 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.