Markeis
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.
Markeis by the numbers
Markeis was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 14 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Markeis
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 Markeis. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Markis6 in the US (2017)
- Markusdedicated to mars; variant of Marcus223 in the US (2017)
- Marquisborder lord, nobleman of rank201 in the US (2017)
- Markosdedicated to Mars; warrior; greek form of Marcus5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Markiewarlike; a form of Marcus21 in the US (2017)
- Markasdedicated to mars; a form of Marcus7 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Markeis
Names that are said the same way as Markeis, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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