Recorded 1963–2013 Boys' name Peak 2003 84 births

Marky — boys' name

84 babies named Marky in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s161970s221980s111990s102000s122010s13

The verdict

84 boys have been named Marky since 1963, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2013.

84
total births
1963–2013
years on record
1970s
peak decade
26%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Marky was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

7 babies were named Marky in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marky

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Marky between 1963 and 2013, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marky currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marky performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Marky shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marky in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marky 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 84 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.

Marky at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

84

Since 1963

51 years of records

Peak year

2003

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1963

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2013

Marky popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1963

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2003)
7
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Marky by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
22 births that decade — 26% of Marky's all-time total
1960s161970s221980s111990s102000s122010s13

Marky by state

Where Marky concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marky
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 7.1%
Texas share of Marky's total US births 7.1%

6 of 84 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marky?
84 babies have been named Marky since 1963. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2003 with 7 births.
When was Marky most popular?
Marky was most popular in the 1970s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Marky most popular?
The top states for the name Marky are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Marky been used?
Marky has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 51 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Marky?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mark, Martin, Marvin, Marcus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1963–2013 (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.