first name
MARTA
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 53,965 people named Marta, 71.8% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 25.6% as White and 1.6% as Black. Virtually all are female (99.7%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Marta peaked in 1957, when 444 babies got the name.
At least 17,581 babies have been given the name since 1888. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Marta by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1950s, when it ranked #789. The largest share of babies named Marta, 37.2%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Marta is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Marta has been most common in Texas (3×), California (2.4×), and New York (1.7×), and least common in North Carolina (0.1×).
12,989 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Marta
Spelled almost the same
8 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Marta, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Marta ranks #19,947 of 156,621, with 1,350 people. See Marta as a last name
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