Recorded 1982–2022 Boys' name Peak 2008 298 births

Markez — boys' name

298 babies named Markez in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s792000s1422010s562020s11
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Markez was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

21 babies were named Markez in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Markez

The Social Security Administration has registered 298 babies named Markez between 1982 and 2022, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Markez currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Markez performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 142 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Markez shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Markez 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 298 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.

Markez at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

298

Since 1982

41 years of records

Peak year

2008

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1982

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2022

Markez popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1982

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2008)
21
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
0510152025 20222014200920052001199719921982 5

Markez by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
142 births that decade — 48% of Markez's all-time total
1980s101990s792000s1422010s562020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Markez?
298 babies have been named Markez since 1982. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2008 with 21 births.
When was Markez most popular?
Markez was most popular in the 2000s decade with 142 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Markez been used?
Markez has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 41 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Markez?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mark, Martin, Marvin, Marcus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1982–2022 (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.