Boys' name · since 1982
Markez
Markez has 298 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,633 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 298
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Markez sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 298 recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markez has been recorded 298 times among boys since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2022.
- #10,633 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 298 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markez ranks #10,633 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 298 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,633 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 298
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Markez's 298 recorded births place it above 76.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Markez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Markez's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Markez popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2022
- Peak year (2008)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Markez by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (142 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Markez's strongest decade.
142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Markez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
142 births
- 2010s 56
2010s
56 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 142 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Markez's decade-level peak was the 2000s (142 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- 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 Markez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1982–2022 (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 Markez 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.