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Markes

100% boys · last recorded 2011

Markes has been given to about 153 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1994, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 139
Median age today31 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Markes per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1994 · 15
  • Born in 20250
  • All time153

How popular is Markes?

Its best year was 1994, when 15 babies were given the name, ranking 4216th. The typical living American called Markes is about 31 years old today.

Names that sound like Markes

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marques0.81
  2. Markel0.78
  3. Ares0.75
  4. Marcel0.74
  5. Markell0.75
  6. Markus0.74
  7. Martez0.74
  8. Marcus0.71

Middle names for Markes

Ranked by flow score
  1. Markes Paul0.77
  2. Markes John0.77
  3. Markes Blake0.76
  4. Markes Wade0.76
  5. Markes Ross0.76
  6. Markes Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Markes

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dariusbrother · 0.61
  2. Biancasister · 0.60
  3. Alejandrasister · 0.59
  4. Brianasister · 0.58
  5. Alvarobrother · 0.58
  6. Codybrother · 0.57

Where Markes is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Markes Anderson0.77
    2. Markes White0.72
    3. Markes Nguyen0.72
    4. Markes Hill0.72
    5. Markes Hall0.72
    6. Markes Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Markes

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.