Given name

Markeshia

“the favorite child”

Markeshia is a variant of Markeisha. In American use, Markeisha carries the interpretation “the favorite child.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Markeshia is a variant of Markeisha. In American use, Markeisha carries the interpretation “the favorite child.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Markeshia 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 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Markeshia through the years

Babies since 1880
408
0 boys · 408 girls
Most popular year
1992
40 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Markeshia in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1979–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 40 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 321 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.

Markeshia’s family of names

Markeshia has a related form in Markeisha.

Walk Markeshia’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

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