Martha

Where Martha comes from

* From Latin Martha, from Ancient Greek Μάρθα (Mártha), from Aramaic מָרְתָא (mārtā, “mistress”), feminine of מרא (mārā). Doublet of Marfa. * (humidity chamber): From the use of Martha Stewart-branded storage closets in the construction of early units.
— Wiktionary's entry for Martha
  • Aramaic
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1731
    Martha Washington born
    First Lady of the United States from 1789 to 1797
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #16 among girls — 1,040 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1882
    Peak, #14
    1,229 babies named Martha — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1941
    Martha Argerich born
    Argentine pianist
  5. 2004
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #487.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Aramaic of biblical origin.
Namesakes
  • Martha Washington · First Lady of the United States from 1789 to 1797, 1731–1802
  • Martha Argerich · Argentine pianist, born 1941
  • Martha Graham · American dancer and choreographer, 1894–1991
  • Martha Stewart · American businesswoman, writer, TV personality, born 1941
  • Martha Nussbaum · American philosopher, born 1947

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.