Boys' name · since 1988
Markies
85 babies named Markies in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,494 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 85
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
85 boys have been named Markies since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Markies has 85 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1988 to 2008.
- #18,494 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 85 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markies ranks #18,494 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 85 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,494 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 85
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Markies's 85 recorded births place it above 59.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Markies's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Markies's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Markies popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2008
- Peak year (1990)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Markies by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (44 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Markies's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Markies births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 44 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Markies's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (44 total births) through the 2000s (29) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Markies: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1988–2008 (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 Markies 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.