Martha

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Martha is a given name of Aramaic origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 553,316 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 551,325 as girls and 1,991 as boys. Martha gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1947 and has since declined significantly. It is the #117 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 431
2023 436
2022 405
2021 394
2020 354
2019 348
2018 349
2017 376
2016 396
2015 367
2014 383
2013 344
2012 392
2011 374
2010 410
2009 450
2008 504
2007 530
2006 583
2005 599
2004 601
2003 638
2002 718
2001 759
2000 787
1999 742
1998 779
1997 863
1996 881
1995 939
1994 962
1993 1,065
1992 1,156
1991 1,139
1990 1,283
1989 1,269
1988 1,154
1987 1,153
1986 1,163
1985 1,240
1984 1,226
1983 1,366
1982 1,466
1981 1,581
1980 1,568
1979 1,455
1978 1,496
1977 1,604
1976 1,606
1975 1,805
1974 1,843
1973 1,732
1972 1,908
1971 2,204
1970 2,382
1969 2,441
1968 2,591
1967 2,924
1966 3,286
1965 3,815
1964 4,465
1963 4,903
1962 5,181
1961 5,733
1960 5,849
1959 6,455
1958 6,781
1957 7,382
1956 7,731
1955 7,949
1954 8,614
1953 9,279
1952 9,716
1951 9,634
1950 9,853
1949 9,837
1948 10,033
1947 10,674
1946 9,793
1945 8,773
1944 9,364
1943 9,730
1942 9,536
1941 9,201
1940 8,740
1939 8,539
1938 8,620
1937 7,983
1936 7,431
1935 7,657
1934 7,641
1933 7,202
1932 7,614
1931 7,521
1930 7,866
1929 7,678
1928 8,289
1927 8,344
1926 8,592
1925 8,801
1924 9,359
1923 8,990
1922 9,040
1921 9,281
1920 8,728
1919 8,350
1918 8,358
1917 8,279
1916 7,630
1915 7,235
1914 5,446
1913 4,554
1912 3,918
1911 3,030
1910 2,871
1909 2,520
1908 2,332
1907 2,283
1906 2,207
1905 2,097
1904 2,019
1903 1,980
1902 2,038
1901 1,894
1900 2,446
1899 1,915
1898 2,191
1897 1,996
1896 2,031
1895 2,105
1894 1,975
1893 1,813
1892 1,915
1891 1,744
1890 1,789
1889 1,711
1888 1,780
1887 1,509
1886 1,498
1885 1,430
1884 1,443
1883 1,264
1882 1,239
1881 1,044
1880 1,040