Girls' name · since 1912
Marrietta
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 241 babies named Marrietta, peaking in 1947. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,945 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 241
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marrietta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 241 have been recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marrietta has been recorded 241 times among girls since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1989.
- #17,945 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 241 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marrietta ranks #17,945 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 241 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,945 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 241
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marrietta's 241 recorded births place it above 75.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marrietta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marrietta splits its recorded history at 1940: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marrietta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1989
- Peak year (1947)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Marrietta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (60 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Marrietta's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Marrietta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 17
1910s
17 births
- 1920s
1920s
60 births
- 1930s
1930s
43 births
- 1940s
1940s
44 births
- 1950s
1950s
49 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 60 births (25% of all-time use).
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What to do with Marrietta's data
- Marrietta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (60 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Marrietta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~77 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Marrietta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.