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Markise

100% boys · last recorded 2014

Markise has been given to about 191 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1995, 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≈ 177
Median age today30 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Markise per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1995 · 15
  • Born in 20250
  • All time191

How popular is Markise?

Its best year was 1995, when 15 babies were given the name, ranking 4193rd. The typical living American called Markise is about 30 years old today.

Names that sound like Markise

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marquise0.84
  2. Maxie0.62
  3. Maurice0.58
  4. Markus0.59
  5. Marcus0.56
  6. Blaise0.57
  7. Marcos0.56
  8. Marlowe0.57

Middle names for Markise

Ranked by flow score
  1. Markise Paul0.83
  2. Markise John0.83
  3. Markise Blake0.82
  4. Markise Wade0.82
  5. Markise Ross0.82
  6. Markise Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Markise

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kianasister · 0.67
  2. Tianasister · 0.66
  3. Dariusbrother · 0.66
  4. Karinasister · 0.65
  5. Alvarobrother · 0.62
  6. Nikolasbrother · 0.62

Where Markise is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Markise White0.78
    2. Markise Nguyen0.78
    3. Markise Hill0.78
    4. Markise Hall0.78
    5. Markise Brown0.78
    6. Markise Young0.75

    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 Markise

    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.