Martha
Girl name
Martha meaning
mistress
Martha at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #667 in 2024
Martha popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #16 | 1,040 |
| 1882 | #14 | 1,229 |
| 1890 | #22 | 1,784 |
| 1900 | #28 | 2,437 |
| 1910 | #28 | 2,858 |
| 1920 | #23 | 8,709 |
| 1930 | #27 | 7,831 |
| 1940 | #26 | 8,695 |
| 1950 | #32 | 9,838 |
| 1960 | #83 | 5,831 |
| 1970 | #143 | 2,368 |
| 1980 | #178 | 1,554 |
| 1990 | #224 | 1,267 |
| 2000 | #373 | 787 |
| 2010 | #696 | 410 |
| 2020 | #767 | 354 |
| 2024 | #667 | 431 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #16 | 1,040 |
| 1881 | #17 | 1,044 |
| 1882 | #14 | 1,229 |
| 1883 | #15 | 1,255 |
| 1884 | #16 | 1,443 |
| 1885 | #17 | 1,425 |
| 1886 | #18 | 1,491 |
| 1887 | #17 | 1,504 |
| 1888 | #19 | 1,769 |
| 1889 | #21 | 1,711 |
| 1890 | #22 | 1,784 |
| 1891 | #21 | 1,744 |
| 1892 | #24 | 1,915 |
| 1893 | #25 | 1,805 |
| 1894 | #24 | 1,968 |
| 1895 | #25 | 2,096 |
| 1896 | #26 | 2,022 |
| 1897 | #26 | 1,990 |
| 1898 | #25 | 2,184 |
| 1899 | #28 | 1,907 |
| 1900 | #28 | 2,437 |
| 1901 | #29 | 1,886 |
| 1902 | #30 | 2,030 |
| 1903 | #29 | 1,980 |
| 1904 | #29 | 2,019 |
| 1905 | #32 | 2,091 |
| 1906 | #29 | 2,199 |
| 1907 | #31 | 2,274 |
| 1908 | #32 | 2,324 |
| 1909 | #28 | 2,510 |
| 1910 | #28 | 2,858 |
| 1911 | #28 | 3,019 |
| 1912 | #29 | 3,911 |
| 1913 | #28 | 4,538 |
| 1914 | #27 | 5,432 |
| 1915 | #25 | 7,216 |
| 1916 | #24 | 7,610 |
| 1917 | #22 | 8,261 |
| 1918 | #25 | 8,342 |
| 1919 | #25 | 8,322 |
| 1920 | #23 | 8,709 |
| 1921 | #21 | 9,264 |
| 1922 | #21 | 9,021 |
| 1923 | #21 | 8,961 |
| 1924 | #21 | 9,320 |
| 1925 | #23 | 8,762 |
| 1926 | #24 | 8,556 |
| 1927 | #24 | 8,304 |
| 1928 | #22 | 8,252 |
| 1929 | #27 | 7,639 |
| 1930 | #27 | 7,831 |
| 1931 | #28 | 7,482 |
| 1932 | #27 | 7,579 |
| 1933 | #27 | 7,164 |
| 1934 | #27 | 7,604 |
| 1935 | #24 | 7,621 |
| 1936 | #24 | 7,391 |
| 1937 | #24 | 7,954 |
| 1938 | #26 | 8,579 |
| 1939 | #27 | 8,492 |
| 1940 | #26 | 8,695 |
| 1941 | #25 | 9,157 |
| 1942 | #29 | 9,511 |
| 1943 | #29 | 9,705 |
| 1944 | #29 | 9,336 |
| 1945 | #30 | 8,751 |
| 1946 | #32 | 9,759 |
| 1947 | #32 | 10,652 |
| 1948 | #32 | 10,011 |
| 1949 | #34 | 9,809 |
| 1950 | #32 | 9,838 |
| 1951 | #38 | 9,605 |
| 1952 | #40 | 9,696 |
| 1953 | #41 | 9,263 |
| 1954 | #46 | 8,596 |
| 1955 | #53 | 7,930 |
| 1956 | #59 | 7,709 |
| 1957 | #63 | 7,362 |
| 1958 | #69 | 6,751 |
| 1959 | #72 | 6,439 |
| 1960 | #83 | 5,831 |
| 1961 | #81 | 5,724 |
| 1962 | #87 | 5,158 |
| 1963 | #90 | 4,886 |
| 1964 | #95 | 4,450 |
| 1965 | #99 | 3,799 |
| 1966 | #106 | 3,271 |
| 1967 | #117 | 2,911 |
| 1968 | #123 | 2,581 |
| 1969 | #139 | 2,428 |
| 1970 | #143 | 2,368 |
| 1971 | #147 | 2,190 |
| 1972 | #151 | 1,895 |
| 1973 | #158 | 1,725 |
| 1974 | #150 | 1,833 |
| 1975 | #149 | 1,791 |
| 1976 | #161 | 1,598 |
| 1977 | #171 | 1,596 |
| 1978 | #176 | 1,486 |
| 1979 | #185 | 1,443 |
| 1980 | #178 | 1,554 |
| 1981 | #174 | 1,572 |
| 1982 | #188 | 1,449 |
| 1983 | #196 | 1,349 |
| 1984 | #216 | 1,210 |
| 1985 | #210 | 1,221 |
| 1986 | #227 | 1,153 |
| 1987 | #235 | 1,143 |
| 1988 | #231 | 1,138 |
| 1989 | #220 | 1,249 |
| 1990 | #224 | 1,267 |
| 1991 | #246 | 1,132 |
| 1992 | #242 | 1,146 |
| 1993 | #262 | 1,058 |
| 1994 | #288 | 954 |
| 1995 | #297 | 928 |
| 1996 | #319 | 881 |
| 1997 | #330 | 863 |
| 1998 | #368 | 779 |
| 1999 | #384 | 742 |
| 2000 | #373 | 787 |
| 2001 | #384 | 759 |
| 2002 | #405 | 718 |
| 2003 | #466 | 638 |
| 2004 | #488 | 601 |
| 2005 | #503 | 599 |
| 2006 | #519 | 583 |
| 2007 | #566 | 530 |
| 2008 | #606 | 504 |
| 2009 | #657 | 450 |
| 2010 | #696 | 410 |
| 2011 | #738 | 374 |
| 2012 | #713 | 392 |
| 2013 | #793 | 344 |
| 2014 | #735 | 383 |
| 2015 | #771 | 367 |
| 2016 | #718 | 396 |
| 2017 | #746 | 376 |
| 2018 | #781 | 349 |
| 2019 | #796 | 348 |
| 2020 | #767 | 354 |
| 2021 | #725 | 394 |
| 2022 | #723 | 405 |
| 2023 | #672 | 436 |
| 2024 | #667 | 431 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Martha” (revision 93039301), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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