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Martha
Pronounced /ˈmɑɹθə/
Rank in 2024
unranked
Born in 2024
0
Peak year
1939 · #906
Origin
Aramaic
Also recorded for girls:431 in 2024 (#667)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- No boys were recorded as Martha in 2024; the SSA lists names only when 5 or more babies get them.
- It peaked in 1939 with 47 babies, ranked #906.
- It first shows up in the records in 1882.
- 1,991 boys have been named Martha since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Martha per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- 0Gen Z1997–12
- 0Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 457 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Silent: 642 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Boomers: 393 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 191 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 193 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Latin Martha, from Ancient Greek Μάρθα (Mártha), from Aramaic מָרְתָא (mārtā, “mistress”), feminine of מרא (mārā). Doublet of Marfa. (humidity chamber): From the use of Martha Stewart-branded storage closets in the construction of early units.
- A female given name from Aramaic of biblical origin.
- Origin
- Aramaic
- Say it
- /ˈmɑɹθə/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Martha, CC BY-SA 4.0.