Given name
Markecia
“the favorite child”
Markecia is a variant of Markeisha. In American use, Markeisha carries the interpretation “the favorite child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Markecia is a variant of Markeisha. In American use, Markeisha carries the interpretation “the favorite child.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Markecia connects to the Keisha name family through Markeisha. An origin associated with Keisha is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Markecia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 54
- 0 boys · 54 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 9 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 girls is 6 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 2004.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Markecia’s family of names
Markecia has a related form in Markeisha.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.