Girls' name · since 1999
Markiyah
154 babies named Markiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,508 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Markiyah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 154 recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Markiyah recorded 154 times among girls since 1999, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2021.
- #22,508 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 154 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markiyah ranks #22,508 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 154 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #22,508 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Markiyah's 154 recorded births place it above 68.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Markiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Markiyah's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Markiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2021
- Peak year (2006)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Markiyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (73 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Markiyah's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Markiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
73 births
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 73 births (47% of all-time use).
Markiyah by state
Where Markiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 3.2% |
5 of 154 births nationwide.
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- Markiyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (73 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Markiyahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Markiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1999–2021 (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 Markiyah 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.