How Many People Are Named Marta?
people named Marta are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 23,432 people in the US has this name
Based on 17,581 babies named Marta in Social Security records from 1888 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
444 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Swedish short form of MARGARETA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Marta (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Marta alive today is about 51 years old, and 42% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 38 and 67 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Marta first appears in the records in 1888 and was given most often in 1957, to 444 babies. In 2025, 92 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1888 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Marta has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #383, in 1950. In 2025 it ranked #2,056.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,056 |
| Best rank | #383 (1950) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #440 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Marta alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Marta were born in California than in any other state: about 2,807 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Marta was given 3.3 times as often in Texas, 2.5 times in California and 1.6 times in New York.
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