Recorded 1994–2012 Girls' name Peak 1998 38 births

Markeyla — girls' name

38 babies named Markeyla in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

38 girls have been named Markeyla since 1994, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2012.

38
total births
1994–2012
years on record
1990s
peak decade
66%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Markeyla was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

8 babies were named Markeyla in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Markeyla

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Markeyla between 1994 and 2012, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Markeyla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Markeyla performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Markeyla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Markeyla 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 38 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.

Markeyla at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

38

Since 1994

19 years of records

Peak year

1998

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1994

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2012

Markeyla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1994

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1998)
8
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Markeyla by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
25 births that decade — 66% of Markeyla's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Markeyla?
38 babies have been named Markeyla since 1994. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1998 with 8 births.
When was Markeyla most popular?
Markeyla was most popular in the 1990s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Markeyla been used?
Markeyla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 19 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Markeyla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1994–2012 (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.