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Markis

100% boys · 7 born in 2025

Markis has been given to about 911 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1990, 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≈ 855
Median age today27 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Markis per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1990 · 37
  • Born in 20257
  • All time911

How popular is Markis?

Its best year was 1990, when 37 babies were given the name, ranking 2035th. The typical living American called Markis is about 27 years old today.

Names that sound like Markis

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marquis0.81
  2. Paris0.75
  3. Jarvis0.75
  4. Harris0.75
  5. Artis0.75
  6. Aris0.75
  7. Markus0.74
  8. Marcus0.71

Middle names for Markis

Ranked by flow score
  1. Markis Paul0.77
  2. Markis John0.77
  3. Markis Lee0.77
  4. Markis Dean0.76
  5. Markis Blake0.76
  6. Markis Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Markis

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.79
  2. Nathanaelbrother · 0.78
  3. Tianasister · 0.78
  4. Aracelisister · 0.78
  5. Ilianasister · 0.78
  6. Zachariahbrother · 0.77

Where Markis is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Markis Anderson0.77
    2. Markis Reyes0.72
    3. Markis Nguyen0.72
    4. Markis Lee0.72
    5. Markis Hall0.72
    6. Markis Green0.72

    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 Markis

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    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.