Is Markese a boy or girl name?

Markese is a boy’s name. Of the 1,165 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Markese

Recorded 1974–2024 · United States

Markese was most popular in 1995, when 52 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,048 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,165 people named Markese.

Markese over time

Births per year. The dot marks Markese’s peak in 1995. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Markese a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Markese is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,165 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org