Name Legacy

Markesha

Recorded 1972–2007 · United States

Markesha was most popular in 1991, when 54 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,836 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,000 people named Markesha.

Most popular in1991
Rank that year#3,836
Births that year54
Total since 18801,000
Given to100% girls

Markesha over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Markesha’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Markesha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Markesha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,000 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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.

Names that peaked alongside Markesha

Where Markesha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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