Markeese

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Markeese by the numbers

Markeese was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 26 babies in 2007, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.

What we can tell you about Markeese

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 Markeese. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

Sounds like Markeese

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

  • Marcusdedicated to Mars; warlike2,011 in the US (2017)
  • Marcosdedicated to mars; warlike725 in the US (2017)
  • Markusdedicated to mars; variant of Marcus223 in the US (2017)
  • Marquisborder lord, nobleman of rank201 in the US (2017)
  • Marquesmarquis, nobleman; from Latin marchensis52 in the US (2017)
  • Markosdedicated to Mars; warrior; greek form of Marcus5 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Markeese

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