Martha
#712 for girls in 2025, 393 births · Last seen for boys in 1995 at #5,124
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1882 · 1,229 births
- Debut · girls
- 1,040 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 86 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 551,741since 1880
Martha over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #712 | 393 | — | |
| 2024 | #666 | 435 | — | |
| 2023 | #671 | 439 | — | |
| 2022 | #723 | 405 | — | |
| 2021 | #725 | 395 | — | |
| 2020 | #767 | 354 | — | |
| 2019 | #794 | 349 | — | |
| 2018 | #782 | 349 | — | |
| 2017 | #746 | 376 | — | |
| 2016 | #716 | 397 | — | |
| 2015 | #771 | 367 | — | |
| 2014 | #735 | 383 | — | |
| 2013 | #793 | 344 | — | |
| 2012 | #713 | 392 | — | |
| 2011 | #738 | 374 | — | |
| 2010 | #692 | 412 | — | |
| 2009 | #657 | 451 | — | |
| 2008 | #605 | 505 | — | |
| 2007 | #565 | 531 | — | |
| 2006 | #519 | 583 | — | |
| 2005 | #502 | 601 | — | |
| 2004 | #487 | 603 | — | |
| 2003 | #466 | 640 | — | |
| 2002 | #405 | 718 | — | |
| 2001 | #384 | 759 | — | |
| 2000 | #373 | 788 | — | |
| 1999 | #384 | 742 | — | |
| 1998 | #368 | 779 | — | |
| 1997 | #330 | 863 | — | |
| 1996 | #319 | 881 | — | |
| 1995 | #297 | 928 | #5,124 | 11 |
| 1994 | #288 | 954 | #6,372 | 8 |
| 1993 | #262 | 1,058 | #6,816 | 7 |
| 1992 | #242 | 1,146 | #5,236 | 10 |
| 1991 | #246 | 1,132 | #6,519 | 7 |
| 1990 | #224 | 1,267 | #3,607 | 16 |
| 1989 | #220 | 1,249 | #2,989 | 20 |
| 1988 | #231 | 1,138 | #3,203 | 16 |
| 1987 | #235 | 1,143 | #4,239 | 10 |
| 1986 | #227 | 1,153 | #4,130 | 10 |
| 1985 | #211 | 1,221 | #2,598 | 19 |
| 1984 | #216 | 1,210 | #2,824 | 16 |
| 1983 | #196 | 1,349 | #2,676 | 17 |
| 1982 | #188 | 1,449 | #2,709 | 17 |
| 1981 | #174 | 1,572 | #4,153 | 9 |
| 1980 | #178 | 1,555 | #3,098 | 14 |
| 1979 | #184 | 1,443 | #3,357 | 12 |
| 1978 | #176 | 1,486 | #3,614 | 10 |
| 1977 | #171 | 1,596 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #161 | 1,598 | #4,012 | 8 |
| 1975 | #149 | 1,792 | #2,751 | 14 |
| 1974 | #150 | 1,834 | #3,318 | 10 |
| 1973 | #157 | 1,725 | #4,054 | 7 |
| 1972 | #151 | 1,894 | #2,659 | 13 |
| 1971 | #147 | 2,190 | #2,558 | 14 |
| 1970 | #143 | 2,368 | #2,509 | 14 |
| 1969 | #139 | 2,428 | #2,415 | 13 |
| 1968 | #123 | 2,582 | #2,735 | 10 |
| 1967 | #117 | 2,910 | #2,242 | 13 |
| 1966 | #106 | 3,270 | #2,043 | 15 |
| 1965 | #99 | 3,801 | #1,987 | 16 |
| 1964 | #95 | 4,448 | #2,114 | 15 |
| 1963 | #90 | 4,887 | #1,957 | 17 |
| 1962 | #87 | 5,159 | #1,669 | 23 |
| 1961 | #81 | 5,724 | #2,900 | 9 |
| 1960 | #83 | 5,831 | #1,910 | 18 |
| 1959 | #72 | 6,439 | #2,033 | 16 |
| 1958 | #69 | 6,750 | #1,420 | 30 |
| 1957 | #63 | 7,361 | #1,791 | 20 |
| 1956 | #59 | 7,711 | #1,676 | 22 |
| 1955 | #53 | 7,930 | #1,791 | 19 |
| 1954 | #46 | 8,596 | #1,826 | 18 |
| 1953 | #41 | 9,263 | #1,958 | 16 |
| 1952 | #40 | 9,696 | #1,701 | 20 |
| 1951 | #38 | 9,605 | #1,373 | 29 |
| 1950 | #32 | 9,839 | #1,941 | 15 |
| 1949 | #34 | 9,808 | #1,380 | 28 |
| 1948 | #32 | 10,011 | #1,559 | 22 |
| 1947 | #32 | 10,651 | #1,599 | 22 |
| 1946 | #32 | 9,759 | #1,196 | 34 |
| 1945 | #30 | 8,752 | #1,406 | 22 |
| 1944 | #29 | 9,335 | #1,255 | 28 |
| 1943 | #29 | 9,704 | #1,399 | 25 |
| 1942 | #29 | 9,513 | #1,381 | 25 |
| 1941 | #25 | 9,156 | #960 | 44 |
| 1940 | #26 | 8,695 | #952 | 45 |
| 1939 | #27 | 8,493 | #904 | 47 |
| 1938 | #26 | 8,578 | #992 | 41 |
| 1937 | #24 | 7,953 | #1,233 | 29 |
| 1936 | #24 | 7,392 | #989 | 40 |
| 1935 | #24 | 7,621 | #1,078 | 36 |
| 1934 | #27 | 7,604 | #1,077 | 37 |
| 1933 | #27 | 7,164 | #1,051 | 38 |
| 1932 | #27 | 7,579 | #1,141 | 35 |
| 1931 | #28 | 7,481 | #1,078 | 39 |
| 1930 | #27 | 7,832 | #1,190 | 35 |
| 1929 | #27 | 7,639 | #1,111 | 39 |
| 1928 | #22 | 8,252 | #1,165 | 37 |
| 1927 | #24 | 8,304 | #1,128 | 40 |
| 1926 | #24 | 8,556 | #1,192 | 36 |
| 1925 | #23 | 8,762 | #1,121 | 39 |
| 1924 | #21 | 9,320 | #1,152 | 39 |
| 1923 | #21 | 8,961 | #1,358 | 29 |
| 1922 | #21 | 9,021 | #1,827 | 19 |
| 1921 | #21 | 9,264 | #1,980 | 17 |
| 1920 | #23 | 8,709 | #1,820 | 19 |
| 1919 | #25 | 8,322 | #1,351 | 28 |
| 1918 | #25 | 8,341 | #1,998 | 16 |
| 1917 | #22 | 8,261 | #1,755 | 18 |
| 1916 | #24 | 7,610 | #1,594 | 20 |
| 1915 | #25 | 7,216 | #1,600 | 19 |
| 1914 | #27 | 5,432 | #1,687 | 14 |
| 1913 | #28 | 4,538 | #1,311 | 16 |
| 1912 | #29 | 3,911 | #2,045 | 7 |
| 1911 | #28 | 3,019 | #1,038 | 11 |
| 1910 | #28 | 2,858 | #859 | 13 |
| 1909 | #28 | 2,510 | #951 | 10 |
| 1908 | #32 | 2,324 | #1,021 | 8 |
| 1907 | #31 | 2,274 | #930 | 9 |
| 1906 | #29 | 2,199 | #927 | 8 |
| 1905 | #32 | 2,091 | #1,091 | 6 |
| 1904 | #29 | 2,019 | — | |
| 1903 | #29 | 1,980 | — | |
| 1902 | #30 | 2,030 | #862 | 8 |
| 1901 | #29 | 1,886 | #779 | 8 |
| 1900 | #28 | 2,437 | #902 | 9 |
| 1899 | #28 | 1,907 | #786 | 8 |
| 1898 | #25 | 2,184 | #885 | 7 |
| 1897 | #26 | 1,990 | #942 | 6 |
| 1896 | #26 | 2,022 | #778 | 9 |
| 1895 | #25 | 2,096 | #738 | 9 |
| 1894 | #24 | 1,968 | #857 | 7 |
| 1893 | #25 | 1,805 | #768 | 8 |
| 1892 | #24 | 1,915 | — | |
| 1891 | #21 | 1,744 | — | |
| 1890 | #22 | 1,784 | #994 | 5 |
| 1889 | #21 | 1,711 | — | |
| 1888 | #19 | 1,769 | #609 | 11 |
| 1887 | #17 | 1,504 | #921 | 5 |
| 1886 | #18 | 1,491 | #758 | 7 |
| 1885 | #17 | 1,425 | #936 | 5 |
| 1884 | #16 | 1,443 | — | |
| 1883 | #15 | 1,255 | #644 | 9 |
| 1882 | #14 | 1,229 | #611 | 10 |
| 1881 | #17 | 1,044 | — | |
| 1880 | #16 | 1,040 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Martha was already there! It came in at #16, and was given to 1,040 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2008–2025, when fewer than 510 girls a year got the name.
Where Martha is popular in 1982
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Vermont#114 · 1 in 463
- California#114 · 1 in 586
- Texas#117 · 1 in 616
- Alaska#125 · 1 in 489
- Kentucky#126 · 1 in 625
Best ever in a state: #2 in Alaska, 1933.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #114 | 317 | 1 in 586 |
| Vermont | #114 | 6 | 1 in 463 |
| Texas | #117 | 211 | 1 in 616 |
| Alaska | #125 | 7 | 1 in 489 |
| Kentucky | #126 | 38 | 1 in 625 |
| Arkansas | #145 | 18 | 1 in 709 |
| Mississippi | #150 | 23 | 1 in 695 |
| Arizona | #155 | 27 | 1 in 747 |
| New Hampshire | #164 | 7 | 1 in 791 |
| West Virginia | #166 | 13 | 1 in 870 |
| Georgia | #168 | 41 | 1 in 851 |
| Indiana | #173 | 36 | 1 in 977 |
| New Mexico | #188 | 12 | 1 in 808 |
| North Carolina | #190 | 34 | 1 in 1,006 |
| Wisconsin | #194 | 27 | 1 in 1,164 |
| Tennessee | #197 | 27 | 1 in 1,039 |
| Alabama | #200 | 20 | 1 in 1,093 |
| Illinois | #204 | 61 | 1 in 1,220 |
| South Carolina | #208 | 17 | 1 in 1,052 |
| Virginia | #209 | 25 | 1 in 1,232 |
| Minnesota | #215 | 21 | 1 in 1,393 |
| Oklahoma | #222 | 18 | 1 in 1,254 |
| Colorado | #227 | 18 | 1 in 1,225 |
| Pennsylvania | #227 | 49 | 1 in 1,427 |
| Kansas | #230 | 11 | 1 in 1,411 |
| Maryland | #231 | 16 | 1 in 1,393 |
| Ohio | #232 | 44 | 1 in 1,624 |
| Florida | #235 | 42 | 1 in 1,350 |
| Michigan | #235 | 37 | 1 in 1,557 |
| New York | #240 | 71 | 1 in 1,447 |
| Louisiana | #245 | 24 | 1 in 1,320 |
| District of Columbia | #254 | 5 | 1 in 1,149 |
| New Jersey | #254 | 23 | 1 in 1,664 |
| Connecticut | #266 | 9 | 1 in 1,751 |
| Missouri | #273 | 18 | 1 in 1,788 |
| Massachusetts | #278 | 17 | 1 in 1,916 |
| Utah | #295 | 10 | 1 in 1,640 |
| Nebraska | #321 | 5 | 1 in 2,152 |
| Washington | #342 | 13 | 1 in 2,117 |
| Iowa | #369 | 6 | 1 in 3,136 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
See more about Martha
- 46 spots since 2024 (#666 → #712)
- 55 spots since 2020 (#767 → #712)
- 59 spots since 2015 (#771 → #712)
- Biggest jump: 58 spots in 2014 (#793 → #735)
- Biggest drop: 80 spots in 2013 (#713 → #793)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1882 at #14 (1,229 births)
- Births halved by 2004, 122 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 86 yrs · run 1880–1965
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 87 girls born in 1880 were named Martha (1.1%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,090 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #14 in 1882, was only 1 in 88 (1.1%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 17.3% of all girls named Martha (95,384) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 13,911 | #14 (1882) | #17 |
| 1890s | 19,415 | #21 (1891) | #25 |
| 1900s | 21,750 | #28 (1909) | #30 |
| 1910s | 59,508 | #22 (1917) | #26 |
| 1920s | 86,788 | #21 (1924) | #23 |
| 1930s | 77,697 | #24 (1937) | #26 |
| 1940s | 95,384 | #25 (1941) | #30 |
| 1950s | 83,190 | #32 (1950) | #51 |
| 1960s | 41,040 | #81 (1961) | #102 |
| 1970s | 17,926 | #143 (1970) | #159 |
| 1980s | 13,039 | #174 (1981) | #208 |
| 1990s | 9,750 | #224 (1990) | #296 |
| 2000s | 6,179 | #373 (2000) | #496 |
| 2010s | 3,743 | #692 (2010) | #748 |
| 2020s | 2,421 | #666 (2024) | #711 |
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.
Martha in 1982
Top girls' names in 1982
Top boys' names in 1982
More about 1982
girls
1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 1,169 of them was named Martha, which outranked 98.5% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 106,732 of them was named Martha, which outranked 63.2% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,596West18
- #2,596Wyman18
- #2,596Yonatan18
- #2,709Martha17
- #2,709Adron17
- #2,709Alphonzo17
- #2,709Alvis17
- #2,831Addam16
- #2,831Alonza16
- #2,831Amish16
Tied with 121 names at #2,709; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.