boy's name
Markeith
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,148
Markeith is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1990, when 87 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1964.
Markeith over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 58 |
| 1970s | 306 |
| 1980s | 567 |
| 1990s | 597 |
| 2000s | 333 |
| 2010s | 222 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 65 |
How popular is Markeith?
In 2025, Markeith was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Markeith
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Markeith also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Markeith over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Markeith
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Markeith — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Markeith
How popular is the name Markeith?
In 2025, Markeith was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Markeith a girl's or a boy's name?
Markeith is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Markeith most popular?
Markeith peaked in 1990, when 87 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Markeith a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Markeith currently ranks #11,834 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.