NameTides

Marta

Marta was the #2,051 girls' name in the US in 2025 (92 babies), and #1,079 in England & Wales and #1,265 in Canada.

Marta as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Marta as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Marta as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,051 (92)#1,079 (31)———#1,265 (20)
2024#2,118 (90)#934 (38)——#504 (7)#1,833 (12)
2023#2,789 (61)#962 (36)——#445 (8)#1,898 (11)
2022#2,346 (79)#676 (55)—#418 (3)#559 (6)#1,166 (21)
2021#2,608 (66)#1,007 (34)——#661 (5)#2,185 (9)
2020#2,549 (67)#894 (40)#544 (5)#281 (5)#628 (5)#2,591 (7)
2019#2,428 (73)#724 (53)——#362 (11)#1,408 (17)
2018#2,677 (64)#778 (49)#809 (3)—#734 (4)#2,587 (7)
2017#2,744 (62)#753 (53)#666 (4)—#524 (7)#2,041 (10)
2016#2,446 (75)#681 (61)#585 (5)—#515 (7)#2,195 (9)
2015#3,129 (53)#735 (53)#806 (3)—#431 (10)#2,599 (7)
2014#2,714 (64)#763 (51)#537 (6)—#373 (12)#1,681 (13)
2013#2,804 (61)#733 (54)——#459 (9)#3,286 (5)
2012#3,040 (55)#934 (39)#580 (5)—#295 (17)#2,338 (8)
2011#2,695 (65)#629 (64)#515 (6)—#340 (14)#2,618 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1950 at #384.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1888.
  • In 1989, 94% of US babies named Marta were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 18,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 18,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 8,200uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 7,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Marta is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 16,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 22,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Marta by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,491CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,127TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,210TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Marta (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,2848

Marta (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MartaCanadaGirls#1,26520
MartaEngland & WalesGirls#1,07931
MartaIrelandGirls—too few
MartaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MartaScotlandGirls—too few
MartaUSGirls#2,05192
MartaUSBoys—too few