Names / Girl names
Martha
Current rank
#713
holding steady
All-time peak
#14
in 1882
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
553,700
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #14 in 1882 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Martha enters U.S. records in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a girls' name. As of the latest data it stands at #713, keeping its place. Its strongest year was 1882, at #14 nationally. Across all years, more than 553,700 children have been named this.