Martika

Last seen for girls in 2001 at #9,351

Peak · girls
1990 · 273 births
Debut · girls
13 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
1,077
since 1986

Martika over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Martika has never cracked the top 700 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #757, 1990girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2001#9,35110
2000#7,15814
1999#9,4799
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First appearance
1986

The first year at least five girls were named Martika! It came in at #5,459, and was given to 13 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2002–2025, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Martika is popular in 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedWIMichigan: #993 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 10,066 girlsMINew York: #1,303 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 13,224 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #2,576 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 37,361 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedUTColorado: #594 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,165 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedMOKentucky: #516 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,292 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedWVVirginia: #787 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,379 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedDEArizona: #583 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,686 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #750 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,642 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #475 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,212 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedALGeorgia: #568 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,186 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Martika, so not publishedHITexas: #912 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 7,578 girlsTXFlorida: #960 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 8,484 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#475 · 1 in 3,212
  2. Kentucky#516 · 1 in 4,292
  3. Georgia#568 · 1 in 4,186
  4. Arizona#583 · 1 in 3,686
  5. Colorado#594 · 1 in 4,165

Best ever in a state: #266 in South Carolina, 1989.

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South Carolina#47561 in 3,212
Kentucky#51651 in 4,292
Georgia#568101 in 4,186
Arizona#58371 in 3,686
Colorado#59451 in 4,165
North Carolina#75061 in 6,642
Virginia#78751 in 7,379
Texas#912181 in 7,578
Florida#96091 in 8,484
Michigan#99361 in 10,066
New York#1,30391 in 13,224
California#2,57671 in 37,361
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See more about Martika
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2001
  • Biggest jump: 7,504 spots in 1989 (#8,391 → #887)
  • Biggest drop: 432 spots in 1991 (#757 → #1,189)
Rise & fade · girls
4 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1986
  • Peaked 1990 at #757 (273 births)
  • Births halved by 1993, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 2 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 2 yrs · run 1989–1990
Share of babies · girls
1 in 6,954
  • Highest: 1 in 6,954 girls born in 1990 were named Martika (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 180,062 girls born in 2001 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 75.5% of all girls named Martika (813) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1980s240#887 (1989)#5,165
1990s813#757 (1990)#3,711
2000s24#7,158 (2000)#8,255

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.

Martika in 1991

girls
#1,189
146 births · 1 in 12,843 girls

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #1,189Martika146
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 12,843 of them was named Martika, which outranked 92.3% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Martika
  1. #1,184Kenzie147
  2. #1,184Sherri147
  3. #1,184Xiomara147
  4. #1,189Martika146
  5. #1,189Ashlea146
  6. #1,189Astrid146
  7. #1,189Keara146
  8. #1,195Amalia145
  9. #1,195Kami145
  10. #1,195Maci145

Tied with 5 names at #1,189; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1991 →