Recorded 1912–1989 Girls' name Peak 1947 241 births

Marrietta — girls' name

241 babies named Marrietta in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s171920s601930s431940s441950s491960s231980s5
1920s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Marrietta was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

11 babies were named Marrietta in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marrietta

The Social Security Administration has registered 241 babies named Marrietta between 1912 and 1989, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marrietta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marrietta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Marrietta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marrietta 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 241 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.

Marrietta at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

241

Since 1912

78 years of records

Peak year

1947

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1912

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 1989

Marrietta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1912

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1947)
11
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
4681012 19891958195219421935192619211912 5

Marrietta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
60 births that decade — 25% of Marrietta's all-time total
1910s171920s601930s431940s441950s491960s231980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marrietta?
241 babies have been named Marrietta since 1912. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1947 with 11 births.
When was Marrietta most popular?
Marrietta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Marrietta been used?
Marrietta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 78 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Marrietta?
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.

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, 1912–1989 (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.