Recorded 1986–2001 Girls' name Peak 1986 12 births

Markila — girls' name

12 babies named Markila in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s62000s6

The verdict

12 girls have been named Markila since 1986, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2001.

12
total births
1986–2001
years on record
1980s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Markila was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

6 babies were named Markila in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Markila

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Markila between 1986 and 2001, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Markila currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Markila performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Markila shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Markila 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 12 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.

Markila at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

12

Since 1986

16 years of records

Peak year

1986

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1986

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2001

Markila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1986

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1986)
6
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
6 20011986 6

Markila by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
6 births that decade — 50% of Markila's all-time total
1980s62000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Markila?
12 babies have been named Markila since 1986. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1986 with 6 births.
When was Markila most popular?
Markila was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Markila been used?
Markila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 16 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Markila?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1986–2001 (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.