How Many People Are Named Markese?
An estimated 1,139 people in the United States have the first name Markese. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Markese peaked in popularity in 1995 with 52 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Markese as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Markese paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,139
About 1 in 300,926 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1995
52 births
Total Registered
1,165
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Markese
Markese is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,165 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Markese as a male name
Ranked #6,057 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (52 births)
Markese: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Markese span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 395 babies were registered. Markese has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Markese by Decade
How has Markese tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Markese by State
Birth registrations for Markese span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Illinois, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Virginia, Tennessee, Michigan. On average, about 12 Markeses were registered per state.
Markese + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Markese as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Markese
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Markese: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Markese?
We estimate approximately 1,139 people named Markese are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 300,926 Americans share this first name.
Is Markese a common name?
Markese is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,165 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Markese most popular?
Markese reached peak popularity in 1995, when 52 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Markese is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Markese a male name?
Markese is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Markese Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Markese Smith, Markese Johnson, Markese Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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