Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Marke isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marke through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 164
- 159 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 1961. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 264 as a first name in 2020; 408 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marke’s family of names
In German usage, Marke has a related form in Mark. Marke has a related form in Marc. In Greek usage, Marke as a surname is a transliteration of Μαρκέ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Marke has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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