Martha Girl
How popular is Martha?
#712 girl name in 2025
393 baby girls were named Martha in the US in 2025, making it the 712th most popular girl name.
239,425living people named Martha (est.)
72median age of people named Martha
553,732babies named Martha since 1880
1 in 8,436US babies born in 2025
Martha popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #712 for girls (▼ 46 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 393 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+7% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #771 in 2015, #767 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1947 (10,651 girls) |
| Highest rank | #14 in 1882 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Martha is most popular
Babies named Martha per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Pennsylvania: 1.0 per 1,000 (239 girls)
- Kentucky: 0.6 per 1,000 (55 girls)
- Indiana: 0.6 per 1,000 (78 girls)
- Wisconsin: 0.5 per 1,000 (54 girls)
- Ohio: 0.5 per 1,000 (117 girls)
Martha by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 13,911 | #14 |
| 1890s | 19,415 | #21 |
| 1900s | 21,750 | #28 |
| 1910s | 59,508 | #22 |
| 1920s | 86,788 | #21 |
| 1930s | 77,697 | #24 |
| 1940s | 95,384 | #25 |
| 1950s | 83,190 | #32 |
| 1960s | 41,040 | #81 |
| 1970s | 17,926 | #143 |
| 1980s | 13,039 | #174 |
| 1990s | 9,750 | #224 |
| 2000s | 6,179 | #373 |
| 2010s | 3,743 | #692 |
| 2020s | 2,421 | #666 |
Girl names about as popular as Martha
Questions
- Is Martha a boy or girl name?
- Martha is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Martha were girls.
- How popular is the name Martha?
- 393 baby girls were named Martha in the US in 2025, making it the 712th most popular girl name.
- When was Martha most popular?
- Martha peaked in 1947, when 10,651 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #14 in 1882.
- How many people are named Martha?
- 553,732 babies have been named Martha in the US since 1880. We estimate about 239,425 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 72.
- Where is Martha most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Martha was most common in Pennsylvania, at 1.0 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.