ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1954 First Year 2009 Last Year 1984 Peak Year #2227 Peak Rank 673 Total Count 48 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Marketa What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Markéta is a feminine Czech given name, equivalent to English Margaret. Notable people with the name include:Markéta Hajdu, Czech hammer thrower Markéta Irglová, Czech musician and actress Markéta Jánská, Czech model Markéta Pekarová Adamová, Czech former politician Markéta Vondroušová, Czech tennis player Markéta Štroblová, Czech pornographic actress Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%C3%A9ta) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%C3%A9ta) 📖 ## The Story of Marketa Marketa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1954, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1984, when 44 Marketas were born — ranking #2,227 that year. As of 2026, Marketa ranks #17,292 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 673 Marketas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Marketa Phonetically similar names — useful when Marketa is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Marchetta](/marchetta) * Marchetti * [Marquette](/marquette) * Marcato * Marchet * Market * Markets * Marketer * Marketed * [Moretta](/moretta) * [Marietta](/marietta) * [Marquita](/marquita) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Marketa What does the name Marketa mean? Markéta is a feminine Czech given name, equivalent to English Margaret. Notable people with the name include:Markéta Hajdu, Czech hammer thrower Markéta Irglová, Czech musician and actress Markéta Jánská, Czech model Markéta Pekarová Adamová, Czech former politician Markéta Vondroušová, Czech tennis player Markéta Štroblová, Czech pornographic actress How popular is Marketa in 2026? In 2026, Marketa ranks #17,292 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year. When was Marketa most popular? Marketa reached its peak popularity in 1984, ranking #2,227 that year with 44 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Marketa most popular? Marketa has historically been most popular in Tennessee, Mississippi, North Carolina. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Marketa. Is Marketa a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Marketa is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Marketa? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Marketa include Pang, Nyx, Brixley. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧PangPeak #2227](/pang)[👧NyxPeak #2227](/nyx)[👧BrixleyPeak #2227](/brixley)[👧JearldinePeak #2228](/jearldine)[👧KeriannePeak #2228](/kerianne)[👧BraydenPeak #2228](/brayden)[👧HaniaPeak #2228](/hania)[👧GleoraPeak #2225](/gleora) ## About the name Marketa Marketa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 673 births in the dataset. Marketa's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #2,227\. Use the chart and map above to compare Marketa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1984 → ](/year/1984) * [ Names of the 1980s → ](/decade/1980s) * [ Names starting with "M" → ](/letter/m) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.