US rank #4547 Girls' name Peak 1921 15,013 births

Marietta — #4547 US girls' name

15,013 babies named Marietta in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s2311890s3461900s4851910s17231920s24401930s22281940s22311950s22081960s13261970s4961980s3961990s2742000s1992010s2622020s168
#4547
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 74% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Marietta was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

295 babies were named Marietta in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marietta

The Social Security Administration has registered 15,013 babies named Marietta between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marietta currently holds the #4547 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 295 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marietta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 2,440 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Marietta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 1,170 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Marietta in 40 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marietta 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 15,013 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.

Marietta at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

15,013

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1921

295 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#4,547

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marietta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1921)
295
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-1000100200300400 202420051986196719481929191018911880 21

Marietta by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
2,440 births that decade — 16% of Marietta's all-time total
1880s2311890s3461900s4851910s17231920s24401930s22281940s22311950s22081960s13261970s4961980s3961990s2742000s1992010s2622020s168

Marietta by state

Where Marietta concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Marietta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
1,170 7.8%
#2 Illinois
834 5.6%
#3 Pennsylvania
794 5.3%
#4 Indiana
592 3.9%
#5 Ohio
576 3.8%
#6 California
534 3.6%
#7 Missouri
446 3.0%
#8 Michigan
414 2.8%
New York share of Marietta's total US births 7.8%
Even split

1,170 of 15,013 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.

Marietta appears in 40 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marietta?
15,013 babies have been named Marietta since 1880. It currently ranks #4547 among girls. The peak year was 1921 with 295 births.
When was Marietta most popular?
Marietta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 2,440 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Marietta most popular?
The top states for the name Marietta are New York (1,170 births), Illinois (834 births), Pennsylvania (794 births).
How long has the name Marietta been used?
Marietta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marietta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.