Marta
#2,051 for girls in 2025, 92 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #4,811
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1950 · 443 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 17,535since 1888
Marta over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Marta has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,051 | 92 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,118 | 90 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,789 | 61 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,346 | 79 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,608 | 66 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,549 | 67 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,428 | 73 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,677 | 64 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,744 | 62 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,446 | 75 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,129 | 53 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,714 | 64 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,804 | 61 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,040 | 55 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,695 | 65 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,726 | 65 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,425 | 79 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,538 | 74 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,647 | 69 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,308 | 82 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,057 | 91 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,972 | 94 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,048 | 87 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,708 | 107 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,489 | 126 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,817 | 95 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,539 | 110 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,543 | 108 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,406 | 119 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,246 | 140 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,235 | 138 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,293 | 131 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,284 | 132 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,124 | 158 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,056 | 172 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,026 | 176 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,042 | 164 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #1,140 | 134 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #1,123 | 133 | — | |
| 1986 | #909 | 177 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #901 | 176 | — | |
| 1984 | #867 | 175 | — | |
| 1983 | #838 | 183 | — | |
| 1982 | #806 | 199 | #4,234 | 9 |
| 1981 | #668 | 261 | — | |
| 1980 | #763 | 217 | — | |
| 1979 | #752 | 215 | — | |
| 1978 | #710 | 223 | — | |
| 1977 | #757 | 201 | — | |
| 1976 | #755 | 191 | — | |
| 1975 | #652 | 233 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #657 | 232 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #688 | 217 | — | |
| 1972 | #651 | 235 | — | |
| 1971 | #574 | 306 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #563 | 325 | — | |
| 1969 | #605 | 271 | — | |
| 1968 | #523 | 337 | — | |
| 1967 | #519 | 334 | — | |
| 1966 | #522 | 328 | — | |
| 1965 | #506 | 352 | — | |
| 1964 | #529 | 344 | — | |
| 1963 | #504 | 373 | — | |
| 1962 | #494 | 382 | — | |
| 1961 | #521 | 350 | — | |
| 1960 | #521 | 346 | — | |
| 1959 | #480 | 409 | — | |
| 1958 | #475 | 397 | — | |
| 1957 | #446 | 444 | — | |
| 1956 | #469 | 395 | — | |
| 1955 | #438 | 417 | — | |
| 1954 | #427 | 422 | — | |
| 1953 | #414 | 432 | — | |
| 1952 | #431 | 395 | — | |
| 1951 | #411 | 409 | — | |
| 1950 | #384 | 443 | — | |
| 1949 | #626 | 175 | — | |
| 1948 | #689 | 145 | — | |
| 1947 | #716 | 141 | — | |
| 1946 | #712 | 128 | — | |
| 1945 | #698 | 113 | — | |
| 1944 | #597 | 152 | — | |
| 1943 | #754 | 106 | — | |
| 1942 | #823 | 87 | — | |
| 1941 | #773 | 87 | — | |
| 1940 | #802 | 78 | — | |
| 1939 | #838 | 69 | — | |
| 1938 | #811 | 75 | — | |
| 1937 | #841 | 67 | — | |
| 1936 | #810 | 69 | — | |
| 1935 | #965 | 51 | — | |
| 1934 | #905 | 57 | — | |
| 1933 | #887 | 58 | — | |
| 1932 | #989 | 51 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,227 | 35 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,460 | 28 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,370 | 31 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,394 | 31 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,303 | 37 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,541 | 28 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,272 | 38 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,151 | 46 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,350 | 34 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,575 | 28 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,514 | 30 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,407 | 32 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,481 | 28 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,451 | 29 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,470 | 26 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,485 | 25 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,523 | 23 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,603 | 17 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,308 | 19 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,218 | 19 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,372 | 12 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | — | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | #1,676 | 7 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,321 | 9 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,298 | 9 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,318 | 8 | — | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | #1,502 | 6 | — | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1888
The first year at least five girls were named Marta! It came in at #1,276, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1888–1897, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Marta is popular in 1969
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Texas#328 · 1 in 1,862
- New York#436 · 1 in 3,158
- Arizona#439 · 1 in 2,687
- California#453 · 1 in 3,016
- New Jersey#475 · 1 in 3,815
Best ever in a state: #177 in Oregon, 1951.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #328 | 54 | 1 in 1,862 |
| New York | #436 | 44 | 1 in 3,158 |
| Arizona | #439 | 5 | 1 in 2,687 |
| California | #453 | 53 | 1 in 3,016 |
| New Jersey | #475 | 13 | 1 in 3,815 |
| Tennessee | #510 | 6 | 1 in 5,064 |
| Indiana | #580 | 6 | 1 in 6,819 |
| Massachusetts | #589 | 5 | 1 in 8,451 |
| Pennsylvania | #627 | 11 | 1 in 7,610 |
| Illinois | #688 | 11 | 1 in 7,707 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 67 spots since 2024 (#2,118 → #2,051)
- 498 spots since 2020 (#2,549 → #2,051)
- 1,078 spots since 2015 (#3,129 → #2,051)
- Biggest jump: 242 spots in 1950 (#626 → #384)
- Biggest drop: 214 spots in 1987 (#909 → #1,123)
Rise & fade · girls
62 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 1950 at #384 (443 births)
- Births halved by 1973, 23 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 55 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 55 yrs · run 1932–1986
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,867
- Highest: 1 in 3,867 girls born in 1950 were named Marta (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 17,470 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 23.7% of all girls named Marta (4,163) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #1,276 (1888) | #1,276 |
| 1890s | 6 | #1,502 (1898) | #1,502 |
| 1900s | 54 | #1,298 (1905) | #1,446 |
| 1910s | 206 | #1,218 (1912) | #1,468 |
| 1920s | 335 | #1,151 (1924) | #1,388 |
| 1930s | 560 | #810 (1936) | #973 |
| 1940s | 1,212 | #597 (1944) | #719 |
| 1950s | 4,163 | #384 (1950) | #438 |
| 1960s | 3,417 | #494 (1962) | #524 |
| 1970s | 2,378 | #563 (1970) | #676 |
| 1980s | 1,819 | #668 (1981) | #906 |
| 1990s | 1,384 | #1,026 (1990) | #1,275 |
| 2000s | 904 | #1,489 (2001) | #2,101 |
| 2010s | 637 | #2,428 (2019) | #2,740 |
| 2020s | 455 | #2,051 (2025) | #2,410 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Marta in 1969
girls
#605
271 births · 1 in 6,225 girls
Top girls' names in 1969
More about 1969
girls
1,687,016 girls got a published name in 1969; 1 in 6,225 of them was named Marta, which outranked 93.1% of the 8,708 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).