Recorded 1988–2008 Boys' name Peak 1990 85 births

Markies — boys' name

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.

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The verdict

85 boys have been named Markies since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.

85
total births
1988–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Markies was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

8 babies were named Markies in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Markies

The Social Security Administration has registered 85 babies named Markies between 1988 and 2008, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Markies currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Markies performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Markies shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Markies 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 85 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.

Markies at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

85

Since 1988

21 years of records

Peak year

1990

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1988

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2008

Markies popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1988

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1990)
8
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
456789 2008200220001996199219901988 7

Markies by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
44 births that decade — 52% of Markies's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Markies?
85 babies have been named Markies since 1988. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1990 with 8 births.
When was Markies most popular?
Markies was most popular in the 1990s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Markies been used?
Markies has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 21 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Markies?
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, 1988–2008 (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.