Meaning and history
From Aramaic מַרְתָּא (marta), meaning “the lady, the mistress,” the feminine form of מָרֵא (mare) “master,” this name appears in the New Testament as that of the sister of Lazarus and Mary of Bethany, the latter sometimes identified with Mary Magdalene; Martha witnessed Jesus restore her dead brother to life. The name was not used in England until after the Protestant Reformation. Notable bearers include Martha Washington (1731–1802), wife of the first American president George Washington, and the media personality Martha Stewart (1941–).
20062006: 583 births, rank #519
2007: 531 births, rank #565
2008: 505 births, rank #605
2009: 451 births, rank #657
2010: 412 births, rank #692
20112011: 374 births, rank #738
2012: 392 births, rank #713
2013: 344 births, rank #793
2014: 383 births, rank #735
2015: 367 births, rank #771
20162016: 397 births, rank #716
2017: 376 births, rank #746
2018: 349 births, rank #782
2019: 349 births, rank #794
2020: 354 births, rank #767
20212021: 395 births, rank #725
2022: 405 births, rank #723
2023: 439 births, rank #671
2024: 435 births, rank #666
20252025: 393 births, rank #712
Martha moved from #666 to #713 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1947, with 10,651 births.