Recorded 1983–2003 Girls' name Peak 1996 58 births

Markeysha — girls' name

58 babies named Markeysha in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

58 girls have been named Markeysha since 1983, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2003.

58
total births
1983–2003
years on record
1990s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Markeysha was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

9 babies were named Markeysha in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Markeysha

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Markeysha between 1983 and 2003, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Markeysha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Markeysha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Markeysha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Markeysha 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 58 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.

Markeysha at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

58

Since 1983

21 years of records

Peak year

1996

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1983

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2003

Markeysha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1983

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1996)
9
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Markeysha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
41 births that decade — 71% of Markeysha's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Markeysha?
58 babies have been named Markeysha since 1983. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1996 with 9 births.
When was Markeysha most popular?
Markeysha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Markeysha been used?
Markeysha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 21 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Markeysha?
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, 1983–2003 (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.