Given name
Markeisha
“the favorite child”
In American use, Markeisha carries the interpretation “the favorite child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In American use, Markeisha carries the interpretation “the favorite child.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
How it developed
Markeisha is used as a form of Keisha.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Markeisha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,296
- 0 boys · 1,296 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 100 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 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 100 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 966 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Markeisha’s family of names
Markeisha is a form of Keisha. Markeisha has a related form in Markesha. Markeisha has a related form in Markeshia.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Markeshiavariant
- Markieshavariant
- Markeeshavariant
- Markeyshavariant
- Markeshavariant
- Markeciavariant
- Markkeishalikely variant
- Markeashavariant
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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