Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Martha
Endangered
Down 96.3% from peak
Peak era
1947
Peak births
10,651
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Boomer
1880Peak 19472025
Quick answers about Martha
How many people are named Martha?
An estimated 220,242 living Americans are named Martha.
How rare is Martha?
Martha is uncommon among babies today, with 393 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 96.3% from its 1947 peak.
How old is the typical Martha?
The median age of a living American named Martha is approximately 71 years, with most bearers falling between 58 and 79 years old.
Is Martha still popular?
No. Martha is endangered as a baby name, down 96.3% from its 1947 peak with 393 births in 2025.
Where is Martha most common?
Martha has its strongest geographic signal in Pennsylvania, where it appeared 3.8× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.
Peak year
1947
Decline from peak
96.3%
2025
393
All-time
551,741
Where it lives now
Martha is most concentrated in Pennsylvania — about 3.8× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Martha is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.