Martha
Rank in 2025
#712
recorded as girls
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
393
girls 393
Peak year
1880
1,040 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
553,732
since 1880
Born a Martha? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Martha was most popular in 1880, when 1,040 babies recorded as girls got the name (11.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 393 babies were named Martha, ranking #712 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 24%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 393 | 712 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 435 | 666 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 439 | 671 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 405 | 723 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 395 | 725 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 354 | 767 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 349 | 794 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 349 | 782 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 376 | 746 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 397 | 716 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 367 | 771 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 383 | 735 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 344 | 793 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 392 | 713 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 374 | 738 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 412 | 692 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 451 | 657 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 505 | 605 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 531 | 565 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 583 | 519 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 601 | 502 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 603 | 487 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 640 | 466 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 718 | 405 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 759 | 384 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 788 | 373 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 742 | 384 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 779 | 368 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 863 | 330 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 881 | 319 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 928 | 297 | 11 | 5124 |
| 1994 | 954 | 288 | 8 | 6372 |
| 1993 | 1,058 | 262 | 7 | 6816 |
| 1992 | 1,146 | 242 | 10 | 5236 |
| 1991 | 1,132 | 246 | 7 | 6519 |
| 1990 | 1,267 | 224 | 16 | 3607 |
| 1989 | 1,249 | 220 | 20 | 2989 |
| 1988 | 1,138 | 231 | 16 | 3203 |
| 1987 | 1,143 | 235 | 10 | 4239 |
| 1986 | 1,153 | 227 | 10 | 4130 |
| 1985 | 1,221 | 211 | 19 | 2598 |
| 1984 | 1,210 | 216 | 16 | 2824 |
| 1983 | 1,349 | 196 | 17 | 2676 |
| 1982 | 1,449 | 188 | 17 | 2709 |
| 1981 | 1,572 | 174 | 9 | 4153 |
| 1980 | 1,555 | 178 | 14 | 3098 |
| 1979 | 1,443 | 184 | 12 | 3357 |
| 1978 | 1,486 | 176 | 10 | 3614 |
| 1977 | 1,596 | 171 | 8 | 4164 |
| 1976 | 1,598 | 161 | 8 | 4012 |
| 1975 | 1,792 | 149 | 14 | 2751 |
| 1974 | 1,834 | 150 | 10 | 3318 |
| 1973 | 1,725 | 157 | 7 | 4054 |
| 1972 | 1,894 | 151 | 13 | 2659 |
| 1971 | 2,190 | 147 | 14 | 2558 |
| 1970 | 2,368 | 143 | 14 | 2509 |
| 1969 | 2,428 | 139 | 13 | 2415 |
| 1968 | 2,582 | 123 | 10 | 2735 |
| 1967 | 2,910 | 117 | 13 | 2242 |
| 1966 | 3,270 | 106 | 15 | 2043 |
| 1965 | 3,801 | 99 | 16 | 1987 |
| 1964 | 4,448 | 95 | 15 | 2114 |
| 1963 | 4,887 | 90 | 17 | 1957 |
| 1962 | 5,159 | 87 | 23 | 1669 |
| 1961 | 5,724 | 81 | 9 | 2900 |
| 1960 | 5,831 | 83 | 18 | 1910 |
| 1959 | 6,439 | 72 | 16 | 2033 |
| 1958 | 6,750 | 69 | 30 | 1420 |
| 1957 | 7,361 | 63 | 20 | 1791 |
| 1956 | 7,711 | 59 | 22 | 1676 |
| 1955 | 7,930 | 53 | 19 | 1791 |
| 1954 | 8,596 | 46 | 18 | 1826 |
| 1953 | 9,263 | 41 | 16 | 1958 |
| 1952 | 9,696 | 40 | 20 | 1701 |
| 1951 | 9,605 | 38 | 29 | 1373 |
| 1950 | 9,839 | 32 | 15 | 1941 |
| 1949 | 9,808 | 34 | 28 | 1380 |
| 1948 | 10,011 | 32 | 22 | 1559 |
| 1947 | 10,651 | 32 | 22 | 1599 |
| 1946 | 9,759 | 32 | 34 | 1196 |
| 1945 | 8,752 | 30 | 22 | 1406 |
| 1944 | 9,335 | 29 | 28 | 1255 |
| 1943 | 9,704 | 29 | 25 | 1399 |
| 1942 | 9,513 | 29 | 25 | 1381 |
| 1941 | 9,156 | 25 | 44 | 960 |
| 1940 | 8,695 | 26 | 45 | 952 |
| 1939 | 8,493 | 27 | 47 | 904 |
| 1938 | 8,578 | 26 | 41 | 992 |
| 1937 | 7,953 | 24 | 29 | 1233 |
| 1936 | 7,392 | 24 | 40 | 989 |
| 1935 | 7,621 | 24 | 36 | 1078 |
| 1934 | 7,604 | 27 | 37 | 1077 |
| 1933 | 7,164 | 27 | 38 | 1051 |
| 1932 | 7,579 | 27 | 35 | 1141 |
| 1931 | 7,481 | 28 | 39 | 1078 |
| 1930 | 7,832 | 27 | 35 | 1190 |
| 1929 | 7,639 | 27 | 39 | 1111 |
| 1928 | 8,252 | 22 | 37 | 1165 |
| 1927 | 8,304 | 24 | 40 | 1128 |
| 1926 | 8,556 | 24 | 36 | 1192 |
| 1925 | 8,762 | 23 | 39 | 1121 |
| 1924 | 9,320 | 21 | 39 | 1152 |
| 1923 | 8,961 | 21 | 29 | 1358 |
| 1922 | 9,021 | 21 | 19 | 1827 |
| 1921 | 9,264 | 21 | 17 | 1980 |
| 1920 | 8,709 | 23 | 19 | 1820 |
| 1919 | 8,322 | 25 | 28 | 1351 |
| 1918 | 8,341 | 25 | 16 | 1998 |
| 1917 | 8,261 | 22 | 18 | 1755 |
| 1916 | 7,610 | 24 | 20 | 1594 |
| 1915 | 7,216 | 25 | 19 | 1600 |
| 1914 | 5,432 | 27 | 14 | 1687 |
| 1913 | 4,538 | 28 | 16 | 1311 |
| 1912 | 3,911 | 29 | 7 | 2045 |
| 1911 | 3,019 | 28 | 11 | 1038 |
| 1910 | 2,858 | 28 | 13 | 859 |
| 1909 | 2,510 | 28 | 10 | 951 |
| 1908 | 2,324 | 32 | 8 | 1021 |
| 1907 | 2,274 | 31 | 9 | 930 |
| 1906 | 2,199 | 29 | 8 | 927 |
| 1905 | 2,091 | 32 | 6 | 1091 |
| 1904 | 2,019 | 29 | <5 | — |
| 1903 | 1,980 | 29 | <5 | — |
| 1902 | 2,030 | 30 | 8 | 862 |
| 1901 | 1,886 | 29 | 8 | 779 |
| 1900 | 2,437 | 28 | 9 | 902 |
| 1899 | 1,907 | 28 | 8 | 786 |
| 1898 | 2,184 | 25 | 7 | 885 |
| 1897 | 1,990 | 26 | 6 | 942 |
| 1896 | 2,022 | 26 | 9 | 778 |
| 1895 | 2,096 | 25 | 9 | 738 |
| 1894 | 1,968 | 24 | 7 | 857 |
| 1893 | 1,805 | 25 | 8 | 768 |
| 1892 | 1,915 | 24 | <5 | — |
| 1891 | 1,744 | 21 | <5 | — |
| 1890 | 1,784 | 22 | 5 | 994 |
| 1889 | 1,711 | 21 | <5 | — |
| 1888 | 1,769 | 19 | 11 | 609 |
| 1887 | 1,504 | 17 | 5 | 921 |
| 1886 | 1,491 | 18 | 7 | 758 |
| 1885 | 1,425 | 17 | 5 | 936 |
| 1884 | 1,443 | 16 | <5 | — |
| 1883 | 1,255 | 15 | 9 | 644 |
| 1882 | 1,229 | 14 | 10 | 611 |
| 1881 | 1,044 | 17 | <5 | — |
| 1880 | 1,040 | 16 | <5 | — |
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Where Martha is most popular
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- Kentucky2.4×
- Indiana2.1×
- Wisconsin1.8×
- Ohio1.6×
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 100% · boys <1% across all years