Marta Girl

How popular is Marta?

#2,051 girl name in 2025

92 baby girls were named Marta in the US in 2025, making it the 2051st most popular girl name.

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14,748living people named Marta (est.)
56median age of people named Marta
17,581babies named Marta since 1880
1 in 36,036US babies born in 2025

Marta popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#2,051 for girls (▲ 67 from 2024)
Babies in 202592 girls
10-year trendRising fast (+74% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#3,129 in 2015, #2,549 in 2020
Peak year1957 (444 girls)
Highest rank#383 in 1950
First recorded1888
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Marta is most popular

Babies named Marta per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (27 girls)
  2. New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (25 girls)
  3. Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (42 girls)
  4. New Jersey: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 girls)
  5. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (31 girls)

Marta by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1880s5#1,276
1890s6#1,501
1900s54#1,297
1910s206#1,218
1920s335#1,151
1930s560#810
1940s1,212#597
1950s4,163#383
1960s3,417#494
1970s2,378#563
1980s1,819#668
1990s1,384#1,024
2000s904#1,488
2010s637#2,428
2020s455#2,051

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Questions

Is Marta a boy or girl name?
Marta is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Marta were girls.
How popular is the name Marta?
92 baby girls were named Marta in the US in 2025, making it the 2051st most popular girl name.
When was Marta most popular?
Marta peaked in 1957, when 444 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #383 in 1950.
How many people are named Marta?
17,581 babies have been named Marta in the US since 1880. We estimate about 14,748 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 56.
Where is Marta most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Marta was most common in Illinois, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.