Recorded 1979–2014 Boys' name Peak 1995 191 births

Markise — boys' name

191 babies named Markise in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s251990s932000s442010s24
1990s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Markise was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

15 babies were named Markise in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Markise

The Social Security Administration has registered 191 babies named Markise between 1979 and 2014, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Markise currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Markise performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Markise shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Markise 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 191 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.

Markise at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

191

Since 1979

36 years of records

Peak year

1995

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1979

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2014

Markise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1979

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1995)
15
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
05101520 2014200820021998199419891979 5

Markise by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
93 births that decade — 49% of Markise's all-time total
1970s51980s251990s932000s442010s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Markise?
191 babies have been named Markise since 1979. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1995 with 15 births.
When was Markise most popular?
Markise was most popular in the 1990s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Markise been used?
Markise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 36 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Markise?
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, 1979–2014 (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.