Markai

A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 8 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Markai by the numbers

Markai was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 8 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Markai

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Markai. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Marianof Mary; relating to the Virgin Mary195 in the US (2017)
  • Makaniwind21 in the US (2017)
  • Markiewarlike; a form of Marcus21 in the US (2017)
  • Martiform of Martin or Martha; of Mars the god of war13 in the US (2017)
  • Marjancoral7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Markeydedicated to mars; a form of Mark7 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Markai

Names that are said the same way as Markai, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

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