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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Markita

Markita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 951st; the most babies were born in 1985 (160). More babies were named Markita in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1985160 babies
Total since 1880
2,495babies recorded

Markita popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#14,4397
2000#5,43021
1990#1,327122
1980#2,91731
1970#3,07722
1960#3,30115
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Markita, counting every spelling?

Markita has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Markita?

About 2,400 people born in the US named Markita are alive today, with a median age of 39; half are between 34 and 43. That makes Markita mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Markita by state

How common Markita was among girls born in each state in 1983–1987, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (3.6×), Alabama (3.6×), Louisiana (2.7×), Georgia (2.3×), North Carolina (2.1×). In 32 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesIL0.15Michigan: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesMI0.09New York: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNY0.04Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesOH0.09Pennsylvania: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesPA0.13New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMO0.05Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesVA0.16Maryland: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesMD0.17Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesTN0.14North Carolina: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesNC0.17South Carolina: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesSC0.15District of Columbia: 0.56 per 1,000 babiesDC0.56Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesLA0.22Mississippi: 0.29 per 1,000 babiesMS0.29Alabama: 0.29 per 1,000 babiesAL0.29Georgia: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesGA0.18Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTX0.04Florida: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesFL0.13
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Markita, girls, 1983–1987. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Markita: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Markita, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Markita

How popular is the name Markita?

Markita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 951st; the most babies were born in 1985 (160). More babies were named Markita in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Markita a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,495 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Markita most popular?

In 1983–1987, Markita was most common in District of Columbia (0.56 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Alabama.