Marta
Marta was the 2056th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 1950, when it ranked 384th; the most babies were born in 1957 (444). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,108 places. More babies were named Marta in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,056 girls, up 515 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 92girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1957444 babies
- Total since 1880
- 17,581babies recorded
Marta popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 46 since 1971.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,056 | 92 |
| 2020 | #2,571 | 67 |
| 2010 | #2,744 | 65 |
| 2000 | #1,824 | 95 |
| 1990 | #1,028 | 176 |
| 1980 | #764 | 217 |
| 1970 | #563 | 325 |
| 1960 | #521 | 346 |
| 1950 | #384 | 443 |
| 1940 | #807 | 78 |
| 1930 | #1,492 | 28 |
| 1920 | #1,430 | 32 |
| 1910 | #1,879 | 8 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Marta, counting every spelling?
Marta has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Marta?
92 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marta (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Marta 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 91 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marta.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marta?
About 14,400 people born in the US named Marta are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 38 and 68. That makes Marta 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.
Marta by state
How common Marta was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (2.5×). In 44 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 Marta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marta, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Marta
How popular is the name Marta?
Marta was the 2056th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 1950, when it ranked 384th; the most babies were born in 1957 (444). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,108 places. More babies were named Marta in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Marta a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Marta in the US.
Where is Marta most popular?
In 2021–2025, Marta was most common in Illinois (0.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Texas.