Is Martha a boy or girl name?
Martha is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 431 girls and 0 boys were named Martha, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 553,316 US babies named Martha were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #667
- Babies named Martha since 1880
- 553,316
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 10,674 babies
Boys and girls named Martha, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 47 | 13,911 | 99.7% |
| 1890s | 59 | 19,415 | 99.7% |
| 1900s | 66 | 21,750 | 99.7% |
| 1910s | 162 | 59,509 | 99.7% |
| 1920s | 314 | 86,788 | 99.6% |
| 1930s | 377 | 77,697 | 99.5% |
| 1940s | 295 | 95,386 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 205 | 83,189 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 149 | 41,039 | 99.6% |
| 1970s | 110 | 17,925 | 99.4% |
| 1980s | 148 | 13,038 | 98.9% |
| 1990s | 59 | 9,750 | 99.4% |
| 2000s | 0 | 6,169 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,739 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,020 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 431 | #667 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 436 | #674 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 405 | #724 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 394 | #725 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 354 | #767 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 348 | #796 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 349 | #783 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 376 | #746 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 396 | #719 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 367 | #772 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 383 | #735 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 344 | #793 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 392 | #714 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 374 | #739 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 410 | #697 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 450 | #658 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 504 | #607 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 530 | #567 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 583 | #519 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 599 | #504 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 601 | #488 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 638 | #467 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 718 | #405 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 759 | #384 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 787 | #373 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 742 | #384 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 779 | #368 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 863 | #330 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 881 | #319 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,386 | 928 | #299 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,768 | 954 | #289 |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,324 | 1,058 | #263 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,514 | 1,146 | #242 |
| 1991 | 7 | #7,009 | 1,132 | #246 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,717 | 1,267 | #224 |
| 1989 | 20 | #3,052 | 1,249 | #220 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,297 | 1,138 | #231 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,464 | 1,143 | #236 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,349 | 1,153 | #227 |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,665 | 1,221 | #211 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,900 | 1,210 | #216 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,752 | 1,349 | #196 |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,782 | 1,449 | #188 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,382 | 1,572 | #175 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,193 | 1,554 | #178 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,488 | 1,443 | #185 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,752 | 1,486 | #176 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,439 | 1,596 | #171 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,263 | 1,598 | #161 |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,854 | 1,791 | #149 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,483 | 1,833 | #150 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,347 | 1,725 | #158 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,764 | 1,895 | #151 |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,647 | 2,190 | #147 |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,591 | 2,368 | #143 |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,506 | 2,428 | #139 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,844 | 2,581 | #123 |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,309 | 2,911 | #117 |
| 1966 | 15 | #2,105 | 3,271 | #106 |
| 1965 | 16 | #2,044 | 3,799 | #99 |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,168 | 4,450 | #95 |
| 1963 | 17 | #2,013 | 4,886 | #90 |
| 1962 | 23 | #1,697 | 5,158 | #87 |
| 1961 | 9 | #3,026 | 5,724 | #81 |
| 1960 | 18 | #1,953 | 5,831 | #83 |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,079 | 6,439 | #72 |
| 1958 | 30 | #1,440 | 6,751 | #69 |
| 1957 | 20 | #1,822 | 7,362 | #63 |
| 1956 | 22 | #1,705 | 7,709 | #59 |
| 1955 | 19 | #1,829 | 7,930 | #53 |
| 1954 | 18 | #1,871 | 8,596 | #46 |
| 1953 | 16 | #2,009 | 9,263 | #41 |
| 1952 | 20 | #1,727 | 9,696 | #40 |
| 1951 | 29 | #1,392 | 9,605 | #38 |
| 1950 | 15 | #1,994 | 9,838 | #32 |
| 1949 | 28 | #1,396 | 9,809 | #34 |
| 1948 | 22 | #1,590 | 10,011 | #32 |
| 1947 | 22 | #1,632 | 10,652 | #32 |
| 1946 | 34 | #1,210 | 9,759 | #32 |
| 1945 | 22 | #1,431 | 8,751 | #30 |
| 1944 | 28 | #1,279 | 9,336 | #29 |
| 1943 | 25 | #1,423 | 9,705 | #29 |
| 1942 | 25 | #1,405 | 9,511 | #29 |
| 1941 | 44 | #969 | 9,157 | #25 |
| 1940 | 45 | #962 | 8,695 | #26 |
| 1939 | 47 | #913 | 8,492 | #27 |
| 1938 | 41 | #1,002 | 8,579 | #26 |
| 1937 | 29 | #1,258 | 7,954 | #24 |
| 1936 | 40 | #1,003 | 7,391 | #24 |
| 1935 | 36 | #1,090 | 7,621 | #24 |
| 1934 | 37 | #1,087 | 7,604 | #27 |
| 1933 | 38 | #1,069 | 7,164 | #27 |
| 1932 | 35 | #1,153 | 7,579 | #27 |
| 1931 | 39 | #1,093 | 7,482 | #28 |
| 1930 | 35 | #1,209 | 7,831 | #27 |
| 1929 | 39 | #1,123 | 7,639 | #27 |
| 1928 | 37 | #1,182 | 8,252 | #22 |
| 1927 | 40 | #1,142 | 8,304 | #24 |
| 1926 | 36 | #1,209 | 8,556 | #24 |
| 1925 | 39 | #1,138 | 8,762 | #23 |
| 1924 | 39 | #1,168 | 9,320 | #21 |
| 1923 | 29 | #1,372 | 8,961 | #21 |
| 1922 | 19 | #1,859 | 9,021 | #21 |
| 1921 | 17 | #2,030 | 9,264 | #21 |
| 1920 | 19 | #1,854 | 8,709 | #23 |
| 1919 | 28 | #1,372 | 8,322 | #25 |
| 1918 | 16 | #2,041 | 8,342 | #25 |
| 1917 | 18 | #1,788 | 8,261 | #22 |
| 1916 | 20 | #1,629 | 7,610 | #24 |
| 1915 | 19 | #1,641 | 7,216 | #25 |
| 1914 | 14 | #1,739 | 5,432 | #27 |
| 1913 | 16 | #1,354 | 4,538 | #28 |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,175 | 3,911 | #29 |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,098 | 3,019 | #28 |
| 1910 | 13 | #913 | 2,858 | #28 |
| 1909 | 10 | #997 | 2,510 | #28 |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,087 | 2,324 | #32 |
| 1907 | 9 | #976 | 2,274 | #31 |
| 1906 | 8 | #976 | 2,199 | #29 |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,184 | 2,091 | #32 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 2,019 | #29 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 1,980 | #29 |
| 1902 | 8 | #901 | 2,030 | #30 |
| 1901 | 8 | #826 | 1,886 | #29 |
| 1900 | 9 | #945 | 2,437 | #28 |
| 1899 | 8 | #834 | 1,907 | #28 |
| 1898 | 7 | #957 | 2,184 | #25 |
| 1897 | 6 | #1,023 | 1,990 | #26 |
| 1896 | 9 | #806 | 2,022 | #26 |
| 1895 | 9 | #779 | 2,096 | #25 |
| 1894 | 7 | #921 | 1,968 | #24 |
| 1893 | 8 | #808 | 1,805 | #25 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 1,915 | #24 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 1,744 | #21 |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,100 | 1,784 | #22 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 1,711 | #21 |
| 1888 | 11 | #631 | 1,769 | #19 |
| 1887 | 5 | #1,010 | 1,504 | #17 |
| 1886 | 7 | #813 | 1,491 | #18 |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,034 | 1,425 | #17 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 1,443 | #16 |
| 1883 | 9 | #668 | 1,255 | #15 |
| 1882 | 10 | #629 | 1,229 | #14 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 1,044 | #17 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 1,040 | #16 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Martha reached #629 in 1882. As a girl name, it reached #14 in 1882. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Martha
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.