Girls' name · since 1989

Markiya

200 babies named Markiya in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#19,824 of 72,339
all-time among girls
200
born since 1989
2000s
peak decade

Markiya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 200 have been recorded since 1989.

Markiya has 200 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2014.

  • #19,824 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 200 born since 1989
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markiya ranks #19,824 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 200 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.

#19,824 of 72,339
all-time among girls
200
born since 1989
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Markiya's 200 recorded births place it above 72.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Markiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Markiya's full recorded timeline at 2004, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Markiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2014

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2009)
17
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
05101520 19891995199920022005200820112014 10

Markiya by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (115 births, 57% of the file).

2000s was Markiya's strongest decade.

115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Markiya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 115 births (57% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Markiya?
200 babies have been named Markiya since 1989. All-time, it sits at #19,824 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2009 with 17 births.
Where does Markiya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markiya ranks #19,824 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Markiya most popular?
Markiya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Markiya been used?
The SSA has tracked Markiya since 1989 -- 26 years through the most recent 2014 data.
What names are similar to Markiya?
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.

What to do with Markiya's data

  • Markiya's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (115 total births) through the 2010s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Markiya

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Markiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1989–2014 (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 Markiya 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.