Recorded 1989–2012 Boys' name Peak 1989 40 births

Markiese — boys' name

40 babies named Markiese in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

40 boys have been named Markiese since 1989, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2012.

40
total births
1989–2012
years on record
1990s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Markiese was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

7 babies were named Markiese in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Markiese

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Markiese between 1989 and 2012, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Markiese currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Markiese performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Markiese shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Markiese 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 40 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.

Markiese at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

40

Since 1989

24 years of records

Peak year

1989

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1989

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2012

Markiese popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1989

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1989)
7
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
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Markiese by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
16 births that decade — 40% of Markiese's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Markiese?
40 babies have been named Markiese since 1989. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1989 with 7 births.
When was Markiese most popular?
Markiese was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Markiese been used?
Markiese has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 24 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Markiese?
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, 1989–2012 (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.