How Many People Are Named Martha Washington?

There are approximately 115 people named Martha Washington living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,980,473 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Martha with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Washington. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

115

1 in 2,980,473 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Martha

Last Name

Washington

Martha: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Martha. The peak year was 1947 with 10,674 births. The average person named Martha today is 65 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Martha

In the 2020 Census, the first name Martha was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (50.70%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (40.89%) and Black (6.36%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Martha in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Martha rose or fell over time.

White

50.70%

Black

6.36%

Hispanic

40.89%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.52%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.46%

Two or More Races

1.07%

Ancestry of the Washington Surname

The surname Washington was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Washington in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

5.82%

Black

83.58%

Hispanic

3.47%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.43%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.65%

Two or More Races

6.04%

How we calculated this

The first name "Martha" has an estimated frequency of 0.0584% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Washington" appears at a rate of 57.57 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Martha are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 115 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Martha

Martha Smith Martha Johnson Martha Williams Martha Brown Martha Jones Martha Garcia Martha Barnes

Other people with the surname Washington

Michael Washington James Washington John Washington David Washington Robert Washington William Washington George Washington Isaiah Washington

Martha Washington: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Martha Washington?

We estimate approximately 115 people named Martha Washington are alive in the United States today. The first name Martha is shared by 200,283 Americans, and the surname Washington is shared by 197,323.

How rare is the name Martha Washington?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,980,473 Americans. The first name Martha is common and the surname Washington is common.

Is Martha a male or female name?

Martha is predominantly female, with 0.4% of bearers being male and 99.6% female. It peaked in popularity in 1947 and the average bearer today is 65 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Martha?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Martha was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (50.70%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (40.89%) and Black (6.36%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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