Boys' name · since 1931
Markley
24 babies named Markley in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #27,575 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 24
- born since 1931
- 1950s
- peak decade
24 boys have been named Markley since 1931, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markley has been recorded 24 times among boys since 1931, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 1965.
- #27,575 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 24 born since 1931
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markley ranks #27,575 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1931, peaking in the 1950s.
- #27,575 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 24
- born since 1931
- 1950s
- peak decade
Markley's 24 recorded births place it above 39.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Markley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Markley splits its recorded history at 1958: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1931 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1953 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Markley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1965
- Peak year (1953)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Markley by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (13 births, 54% of the file).
1950s was Markley's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Markley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
13 births
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 13 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Markley's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1960s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Markley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~34 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, 1931–1965 (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 Markley 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.