Recorded 1977–1994 Girls' name Peak 1984 99 births

Markitta — girls' name

99 babies named Markitta in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s531990s35

The verdict

99 girls have been named Markitta since 1977, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1994.

99
total births
1977–1994
years on record
1980s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Markitta was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

11 babies were named Markitta in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Markitta

The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Markitta between 1977 and 1994, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Markitta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Markitta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Markitta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Markitta 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 99 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.

Markitta at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

99

Since 1977

18 years of records

Peak year

1984

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1977

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1994

Markitta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1977

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1984)
11
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4681012 19941992199019881986198419781977 6

Markitta by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
53 births that decade — 54% of Markitta's all-time total
1970s111980s531990s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Markitta?
99 babies have been named Markitta since 1977. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1984 with 11 births.
When was Markitta most popular?
Markitta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Markitta been used?
Markitta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 18 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Markitta?
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, 1977–1994 (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.