Marietta
Marietta was the 3684th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 361st; the most babies were born in 1921 (295). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,385 places. More babies were named Marietta in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,684 girls, down 100 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 41girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1921295 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,055babies recorded
Marietta popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,684 | 41 |
| 2020 | #3,584 | 42 |
| 2010 | #6,103 | 22 |
| 2000 | #6,382 | 17 |
| 1990 | #2,995 | 38 |
| 1980 | #2,269 | 44 |
| 1970 | #1,379 | 76 |
| 1960 | #709 | 207 |
| 1950 | #495 | 266 |
| 1940 | #447 | 234 |
| 1930 | #446 | 231 |
| 1920 | #438 | 234 |
| 1910 | #526 | 61 |
| 1900 | #446 | 57 |
| 1890 | #457 | 33 |
| 1880 | #361 | 21 |
How popular is Marietta, counting every spelling?
Marietta has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Marietta?
41 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marietta (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Marietta born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 204 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marietta.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marietta?
About 6,400 people born in the US named Marietta are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 54 and 78. That makes Marietta a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Marietta by state
How common Marietta was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Marietta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marietta, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Marietta
How popular is the name Marietta?
Marietta was the 3684th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 361st; the most babies were born in 1921 (295). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,385 places. More babies were named Marietta in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Marietta a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Marietta in the US.
Where is Marietta most popular?
In 2021–2025, Marietta was most common in Texas (0.03 per 1,000 girls).