Markai
The Story of Markai
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Markai as a girl name dates back to 2011, when 5 babies received it. 2011 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Markai — #16,763 in the national rankings. Markai last appeared in the published SSA data in 2012, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Markai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2004, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 11 births, good for #7,087 nationwide. About 45% of every Markai on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Markai last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 91 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Markai
Markai is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 91 births in the dataset. Markai's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #7,087. Use the chart and map above to compare Markai's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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