US rank #5957 Boys' name Peak 1995 1,165 births

Markese — #5957 US boys' name

1,165 babies named Markese in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s481980s1661990s3952000s2922010s1982020s66
#5957
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 58% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Markese was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

52 babies were named Markese in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Markese

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,165 babies named Markese between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Markese currently holds the #5957 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 52 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Markese performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 395 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Markese shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Markese in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Markese 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 1,165 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.

Markese at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,165

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

1995

52 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#5,957

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Markese popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1995)
52
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
0204060 202420172010200319961989198219751974 7

Markese by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
395 births that decade — 34% of Markese's all-time total
1970s481980s1661990s3952000s2922010s1982020s66

Markese by state

Where Markese concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Markese
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
35 3.0%
#2 Illinois
22 1.9%
#3 Pennsylvania
17 1.5%
#4 California
6 0.5%
#5 Missouri
6 0.5%
#6 Florida
5 0.4%
#7 Michigan
5 0.4%
#8 Tennessee
5 0.4%
Georgia share of Markese's total US births 3.0%
Even split

35 of 1,165 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Markese appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Markese?
1,165 babies have been named Markese since 1974. It currently ranks #5957 among boys. The peak year was 1995 with 52 births.
When was Markese most popular?
Markese was most popular in the 1990s decade with 395 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Markese most popular?
The top states for the name Markese are Georgia (35 births), Illinois (22 births), Pennsylvania (17 births).
How long has the name Markese been used?
Markese has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Markese?
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.

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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, 1974–2024 (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.