Given name & surname
Markie
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
Markie is a variant of Mark. One Latin interpretation is “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Markie is a variant of Mark. One Latin interpretation is “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Markie is a variant of Mark. An origin associated with Mark is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Markie is a diminutive of Mark.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1926. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Markie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,936
- 336 boys · 1,600 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 150 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #7,747 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 12% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,747 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 134 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,761 as a first name in 2020; 433 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.
Markie’s family of names
In English usage, Markie is a diminutive of Mark. Markie has a related form in Marketa. Markie has a related form in Mark.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Markie
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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