How Many People Are Named Marketta?
An estimated 776 people in the United States have the first name Marketta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Marketta peaked in popularity in 1985 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marketta as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Marketta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
776
About 1 in 441,694 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1985
46 births
Total Registered
865
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marketta
Marketta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 865 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marketta as a female name
Ranked #16,749 in 2008
6 female births in 2008
Peak: 1985 (46 births)
Marketta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marketta span from the 1940s to the 2000s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 300 babies were registered. Marketta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marketta by Decade
How has Marketta tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Marketta by State
Birth registrations for Marketta span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi. The lowest are in Ohio, Mississippi, Michigan. On average, about 6 Markettas were registered per state.
Marketta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marketta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Marketta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marketta?
We estimate approximately 776 people named Marketta are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 441,694 Americans share this first name.
Is Marketta a common name?
Marketta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 865 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marketta most popular?
Marketta reached peak popularity in 1985, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marketta is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marketta a female name?
Marketta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marketta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marketta Smith, Marketta Johnson, Marketta Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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