girl's name
Markita
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 2,495
Markita is a girl's name. In 2016 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1985, when 160 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1954.
Markita over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2016, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 38 |
| 1960s | 127 |
| 1970s | 333 |
| 1980s | 1,043 |
| 1990s | 735 |
| 2000s | 173 |
| 2010s (to 2016) | 46 |
How popular is Markita?
In 2016, Markita was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Markita
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Markita also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Markita over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Markita
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Markita — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Markita
How popular is the name Markita?
In 2016, Markita was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Markita a girl's or a boy's name?
Markita is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Markita most popular?
Markita peaked in 1985, when 160 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.