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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Marta

Gender

Female

Origin

Russian
A lady

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Marta

Pronunciation

m(a)-rta, mar-ta

More about the name

Marta is a female given name derived from the Aramaic name ܡܳܪܬܳܐ (Mârtâ, in Syriac script, מָרְתָא in Hebrew script), which translates as "the lady" in English. It had the male form "Martinus" in Roman culture. It has been described as a cognate of Martha.
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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #4809, 10 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1957 (rank #446, 444 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2051, 92 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–92
2024–90
2023–61
2022–79
2021–66
2020–67
2019–73
2018–64
2017–62
2016–74

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #560, 71 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1080, 31 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202531
202438
202336
202255
202134
202040
201953
201849
201753
201661

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #674, 68 births); most recent 2023 (rank #779, 52 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202352
202268
202152
202035
201941
201833
201730
201621
201530
201427

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #272, 18 births); most recent 2024 (rank #494, 7 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
20247
20238
20226
20215
20205
201911
20184
20177
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #420, 8 births); most recent 2020 (rank #544, 5 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
20205
2019–
20183
20174
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #281, 5 births); most recent 2022 (rank #418, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
20223
2021–
20205
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence