Martha was a hugely popular girls' name that peaked at #14 in 1882 but is far less common today.
Martha is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #713 for girl births in the United States (and #1,397 across all names), given to 393 babies. Martha was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1947 (10,651 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 393 | 393 | #713 | — |
| 2024 | 435 | 435 | #666 | — |
| 2023 | 439 | 439 | #671 | — |
| 2022 | 405 | 405 | #724 | — |
| 2021 | 395 | 395 | #725 | — |
| 2020 | 354 | 354 | #767 | — |
| 2019 | 349 | 349 | #794 | — |
| 2018 | 349 | 349 | #784 | — |
| 2017 | 376 | 376 | #746 | — |
| 2016 | 397 | 397 | #717 | — |
| 2015 | 367 | 367 | #772 | — |
| 2014 | 383 | 383 | #735 | — |
| 2013 | 344 | 344 | #793 | — |
| 2012 | 392 | 392 | #714 | — |
| 2011 | 374 | 374 | #739 | — |
| 2010 | 412 | 412 | #693 | — |
| 2009 | 451 | 451 | #658 | — |
| 2008 | 505 | 505 | #606 | — |
| 2007 | 531 | 531 | #566 | — |
| 2006 | 583 | 583 | #519 | — |
| 2005 | 601 | 601 | #503 | — |
| 2004 | 603 | 608 | #487 | — |
| 2003 | 640 | 640 | #466 | — |
| 2002 | 718 | 718 | #405 | — |
| 2001 | 759 | 759 | #384 | — |
| 2000 | 788 | 788 | #373 | — |
| 1999 | 742 | 742 | #384 | — |
| 1998 | 779 | 779 | #368 | — |
| 1997 | 863 | — | #330 | — |
| 1996 | 881 | — | #319 | — |
| 1995 | 939 | — | #299 | #5,386 |
| 1994 | 962 | — | #289 | #6,767 |
| 1993 | 1,065 | — | #263 | #7,326 |
| 1992 | 1,156 | — | #242 | #5,514 |
| 1991 | 1,139 | — | #246 | #7,009 |
| 1990 | 1,283 | — | #224 | #3,717 |
| 1989 | 1,269 | — | #220 | #3,052 |
| 1988 | 1,154 | — | #231 | #3,297 |
| 1987 | 1,153 | — | #236 | #4,464 |
| 1986 | 1,163 | — | #227 | #4,349 |
| 1985 | 1,240 | — | #211 | #2,665 |
| 1984 | 1,226 | — | #216 | #2,901 |
| 1983 | 1,366 | — | #196 | #2,751 |
| 1982 | 1,466 | — | #188 | #2,782 |
| 1981 | 1,581 | — | #175 | #4,381 |
| 1980 | 1,569 | — | #178 | #3,193 |
| 1979 | 1,455 | — | #185 | #3,489 |
| 1978 | 1,496 | — | #176 | #3,754 |
| 1977 | 1,604 | — | #171 | #4,439 |
| 1976 | 1,606 | — | #161 | #4,261 |
| 1975 | 1,806 | — | #149 | #2,853 |
| 1974 | 1,844 | — | #150 | #3,482 |
| 1973 | 1,732 | — | #158 | #4,346 |
| 1972 | 1,907 | — | #151 | #2,763 |
| 1971 | 2,204 | — | #147 | #2,648 |
| 1970 | 2,382 | — | #143 | #2,589 |
| 1969 | 2,441 | — | #139 | #2,506 |
| 1968 | 2,592 | — | #123 | #2,844 |
| 1967 | 2,923 | — | #117 | #2,309 |
| 1966 | 3,285 | — | #106 | #2,105 |
| 1965 | 3,817 | — | #99 | #2,045 |
| 1964 | 4,463 | — | #95 | #2,168 |
| 1963 | 4,904 | — | #90 | #2,013 |
| 1962 | 5,182 | — | #87 | #1,697 |
| 1961 | 5,733 | — | #81 | #3,024 |
| 1960 | 5,849 | — | #83 | #1,954 |
| 1959 | 6,455 | — | #72 | #2,079 |
| 1958 | 6,780 | — | #69 | #1,440 |
| 1957 | 7,381 | — | #63 | #1,822 |
| 1956 | 7,733 | — | #59 | #1,705 |
| 1955 | 7,949 | — | #53 | #1,829 |
| 1954 | 8,614 | — | #46 | #1,871 |
| 1953 | 9,279 | — | #41 | #2,009 |
| 1952 | 9,716 | — | #40 | #1,727 |
| 1951 | 9,634 | — | #38 | #1,392 |
| 1950 | 9,854 | — | #32 | #1,994 |
| 1949 | 9,836 | — | #34 | #1,396 |
| 1948 | 10,033 | — | #32 | #1,590 |
| 1947 | 10,673 | — | #32 | #1,632 |
| 1946 | 9,793 | — | #32 | #1,210 |
| 1945 | 8,774 | — | #30 | #1,431 |
| 1944 | 9,363 | — | #29 | #1,279 |
| 1943 | 9,729 | — | #29 | #1,423 |
| 1942 | 9,538 | — | #29 | #1,405 |
| 1941 | 9,200 | — | #25 | #969 |
| 1940 | 8,740 | — | #26 | #962 |
| 1939 | 8,540 | — | #27 | #913 |
| 1938 | 8,619 | — | #26 | #1,002 |
| 1937 | 7,982 | — | #24 | #1,258 |
| 1936 | 7,432 | — | #24 | #1,003 |
| 1935 | 7,657 | — | #24 | #1,090 |
| 1934 | 7,641 | — | #27 | #1,087 |
| 1933 | 7,202 | — | #27 | #1,069 |
| 1932 | 7,614 | — | #27 | #1,153 |
| 1931 | 7,520 | — | #28 | #1,093 |
| 1930 | 7,867 | — | #27 | #1,209 |
| 1929 | 7,678 | — | #27 | #1,123 |
| 1928 | 8,289 | — | #22 | #1,182 |
| 1927 | 8,344 | — | #24 | #1,142 |
| 1926 | 8,592 | — | #24 | #1,209 |
| 1925 | 8,801 | — | #23 | #1,138 |
| 1924 | 9,359 | — | #21 | #1,168 |
| 1923 | 8,990 | — | #21 | #1,372 |
| 1922 | 9,040 | — | #21 | #1,859 |
| 1921 | 9,281 | — | #21 | #2,030 |
| 1920 | 8,728 | — | #23 | #1,854 |
| 1919 | 8,350 | — | #25 | #1,372 |
| 1918 | 8,357 | — | #25 | #2,041 |
| 1917 | 8,279 | — | #22 | #1,788 |
| 1916 | 7,630 | — | #24 | #1,629 |
| 1915 | 7,235 | — | #25 | #1,641 |
| 1914 | 5,446 | — | #27 | #1,739 |
| 1913 | 4,554 | — | #28 | #1,354 |
| 1912 | 3,918 | — | #29 | #2,175 |
| 1911 | 3,030 | — | #28 | #1,098 |
| 1910 | 2,871 | — | #28 | #913 |
| 1909 | 2,520 | — | #28 | #997 |
| 1908 | 2,332 | — | #32 | #1,087 |
| 1907 | 2,283 | — | #31 | #976 |
| 1906 | 2,207 | — | #29 | #976 |
| 1905 | 2,097 | — | #32 | #1,184 |
| 1904 | 2,019 | — | #29 | — |
| 1903 | 1,980 | — | #29 | — |
| 1902 | 2,038 | — | #30 | #901 |
| 1901 | 1,894 | — | #29 | #826 |
| 1900 | 2,446 | — | #28 | #945 |
| 1899 | 1,915 | — | #28 | #834 |
| 1898 | 2,191 | — | #25 | #957 |
| 1897 | 1,996 | — | #26 | #1,023 |
| 1896 | 2,031 | — | #26 | #806 |
| 1895 | 2,105 | — | #25 | #779 |
| 1894 | 1,975 | — | #24 | #921 |
| 1893 | 1,813 | — | #25 | #808 |
| 1892 | 1,915 | — | #24 | — |
| 1891 | 1,744 | — | #21 | — |
| 1890 | 1,789 | — | #22 | #1,100 |
| 1889 | 1,711 | — | #21 | — |
| 1888 | 1,780 | — | #19 | #631 |
| 1887 | 1,509 | — | #17 | #1,010 |
| 1886 | 1,498 | — | #18 | #813 |
| 1885 | 1,430 | — | #17 | #1,034 |
| 1884 | 1,443 | — | #16 | — |
| 1883 | 1,264 | — | #15 | #668 |
| 1882 | 1,239 | — | #14 | #629 |
| 1881 | 1,044 | — | #17 | — |
| 1880 | 1,040 | — | #16 | — |