How Many People Are Named Marta?
An estimated 13,482 people in the United States have the first name Marta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Marta peaked in popularity in 1957 with 444 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marta 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 Marta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
13,482
About 1 in 25,423 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1957
444 births
Total Registered
17,486
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marta
Marta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 17,486 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Marta as a male name
Ranked #5,053 in 1989
10 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (10 births)
Marta as a female name
Ranked #2,123 in 2024
90 female births in 2024
Peak: 1957 (444 births)
Marta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marta span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 4,163 babies were registered. Marta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marta by Decade
How has Marta 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.
Marta by State
Birth registrations for Marta span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Utah, South Carolina, Maine. On average, about 350 Martas were registered per state.
Marta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marta
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Marta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marta?
We estimate approximately 13,482 people named Marta 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 25,423 Americans share this first name.
Is Marta a common name?
Marta is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 17,486 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marta most popular?
Marta reached peak popularity in 1957, when 444 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marta is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marta a female name?
Marta is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marta Smith, Marta Johnson, Marta 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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