Martha

Meaning and origin of Martha

Popularity of Martha in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1916.
• Over recent years, Martha has been rising fast (+12.2% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Martha every 30 schools, all spellings combined.

Martha in English-speaking countries

Martha ranks 85^th in Northern Ireland, 141^st in England and Wales and 244^th in Scotland, against 890^th in France.

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  85^th girls’ name70 babies in 3 years1 girl in 322+9.2% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  141^st girls’ name1,057 babies in 3 years1 girl in 726−5.6% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  244^th girls’ name45 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,208

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  319^th girls’ name37 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,753

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  623^rd girls’ name56 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,759

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  683^rd girls’ name1,267 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,814+4.5% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  864^th girls’ name5 babies in 3 years1 girl in 7,940

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Marta165

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Martha

• Mary
• Marylou
• Mariana
• Hosanna
• Mélyne
• Mariem
• Millie
• Matilde
• Mayssane
• Molly
• Maggie
• Marine

See also

• →Classic French names coming back