Girls' name · since 1975
Markia
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 1,616 babies named Markia, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,429 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,616
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Markia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,616 recorded since 1975.
Markia has 1,616 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2019.
- #5,429 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,616 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markia ranks #5,429 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,616 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,429 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,616
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Markia's 1,616 recorded births place it above 92.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Markia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Markia's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 83, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Markia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2019
- Peak year (1996)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Markia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (673 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Markia's strongest decade.
673 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Markia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 62
1970s
62 births
- 1980s
1980s
305 births
- 1990s
1990s
673 births
- 2000s
2000s
456 births
- 2010s 120
2010s
120 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 673 births (42% of all-time use).
How Markia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Markia's total volume
Markia by state
Where Markia concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 90 | 5.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 76 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 64 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 43 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 41 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 31 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 21 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 17 | 1.1% |
90 of 1,616 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Markia appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Markia's data
- Markia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (673 total births); usage has since declined to 120 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Markias (90 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Markia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1975–2019 (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 Markia 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.