Girls' name · since 1954
Markita
2,495 babies named Markita in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,053 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,495
- born since 1954
- 1980s
- peak decade
2,495 girls have been named Markita since 1954, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Markita recorded 2,495 times among girls since 1954, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2016.
- #4,053 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,495 born since 1954
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markita ranks #4,053 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,495 born since 1954, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,053 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,495
- born since 1954
- 1980s
- peak decade
Markita's 2,495 recorded births place it above 94.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Markita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Markita's full recorded timeline at 1985, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1954, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 160 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Markita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2016
- Peak year (1985)
- 160
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Markita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,043 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Markita's strongest decade.
1,043 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Markita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 38
1950s
38 births
- 1960s 127
1960s
127 births
- 1970s 333
1970s
333 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,043 births
- 1990s
1990s
735 births
- 2000s 173
2000s
173 births
- 2010s 46
2010s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,043 births (42% of all-time use).
How Markita compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Markita's total volume
Markita by state
Where Markita concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 176 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 121 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 115 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 94 | 3.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 63 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 62 | 2.5% |
| #7 | California | | 52 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 52 | 2.1% |
176 of 2,495 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Markita appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Markita's data
- Markita's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,043 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Markitas (176 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Markita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1954–2016 (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 Markita 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.