Boys' name · since 1958
Markey
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 284 babies named Markey, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,923 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 284
- born since 1958
- 1990s
- peak decade
284 boys have been named Markey since 1958, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Markey has 284 recorded births among boys since 1958, 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 1958 to 2017.
- #10,923 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 284 born since 1958
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markey ranks #10,923 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 284 born since 1958, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,923 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 284
- born since 1958
- 1990s
- peak decade
Markey's 284 recorded births place it above 75.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Markey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Markey's full recorded timeline at 1988, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Markey popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2017
- Peak year (1980)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Markey popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1986 (Markey as girls' name)
Markey by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (76 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Markey's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Markey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
64 births
- 1980s
1980s
73 births
- 1990s
1990s
76 births
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 76 births (27% of all-time use).
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What to do with Markey's data
- Markey's decade-level peak was the 1990s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Markey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~59 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, 1958–2017 (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 Markey 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.