Girls' name · since 1994
Markeyla
Markeyla has 38 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #38,235 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 38
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Markeyla sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 38 recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markeyla has been recorded 38 times among girls since 1994, 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 1994 to 2012.
- #38,235 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 38 born since 1994
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markeyla ranks #38,235 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.
- #38,235 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 38
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Markeyla's 38 recorded births place it above 46.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Markeyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Markeyla's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Markeyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2012
- Peak year (1998)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Markeyla by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (25 births, 66% of the file).
1990s was Markeyla's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Markeyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 25 births (66% of all-time use).
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- Markeyla's decade-level peak was the 1990s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Markeyla: 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 (~18 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, 1994–2012 (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 Markeyla 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.