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Marta

Girl

Meaning of Marta: Aramaic: 'lady'

Marta is a girl's name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2000th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 934th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2000

92 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#934

38 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

17,581

First recorded 1888 · peak 1957

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 261 babies1982: 208 babies1983: 183 babies1984: 175 babies1985: 176 babies1986: 183 babies1987: 133 babies1988: 140 babies1989: 174 babies1990: 176 babies19901991: 172 babies1992: 158 babies1993: 132 babies1994: 131 babies1995: 138 babies1996: 140 babies1997: 119 babies1998: 108 babies1999: 110 babies2000: 95 babies20002001: 126 babies2002: 107 babies2003: 87 babies2004: 94 babies2005: 91 babies2006: 82 babies2007: 69 babies2008: 74 babies2009: 79 babies2010: 65 babies20102011: 65 babies2012: 55 babies2013: 61 babies2014: 64 babies2015: 53 babies2016: 75 babies2017: 62 babies2018: 64 babies2019: 73 babies2020: 67 babies20202021: 66 babies2022: 79 babies2023: 61 babies2024: 90 babies2025: 92 babies
US babies named Marta per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 261.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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