Marietha — girls' name
14 babies named Marietha in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
14 girls have been named Marietha since 1951, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1957.
- 14
- total births
- 1951–1957
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
100% of everyone ever named Marietha was born in this single decade.
9 babies were named Marietha in 1957 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Marietha
The Social Security Administration has registered 14 babies named Marietha between 1951 and 1957, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marietha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Marietha performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Marietha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 14 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Marietha at a glance
Last recorded 1957Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Marietha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1951
- Peak year (1957)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1957.
14 total births across 7 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1957 with 9 births in a single year.
Marietha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- 14 births that decade — 100% of Marietha's all-time total
Marietha decade highlights
- Peak decade 14 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1950s was Marietha's strongest decade
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 100% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1951–1957 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.