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Markeshia

100% girls · last recorded 2006

Markeshia has been given to about 408 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1992, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 399
Median age today36 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Markeshia per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1992 · 40
  • Born in 20250
  • All time408

How popular is Markeshia?

Its best year was 1992, when 40 babies were given the name, ranking 2956th. The typical living American called Markeshia is about 36 years old today.

Names that sound like Markeshia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lakeshia0.83
  2. Marcia0.69
  3. Keshia0.71
  4. Alessia0.67
  5. Alesia0.67
  6. Maria0.63
  7. Marcella0.63
  8. Marsha0.61

Middle names for Markeshia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Markeshia Rose0.85
  2. Markeshia Louise0.85
  3. Markeshia June0.84
  4. Markeshia Pearl0.84
  5. Markeshia Quinn0.84
  6. Markeshia Nell0.84

Sibling names for Markeshia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.67
  2. Bethanysister · 0.61
  3. Cassandrasister · 0.61
  4. Caseyeither · 0.60
  5. Dustinbrother · 0.59
  6. Dariusbrother · 0.59

Where Markeshia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Markeshia White0.80
    2. Markeshia Reyes0.80
    3. Markeshia Nguyen0.80
    4. Markeshia Lee0.80
    5. Markeshia Hill0.80
    6. Markeshia Green0.80

    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 Markeshia

    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.