Recorded 1913–1982 Girls' name Peak 1916 78 births

Martena — girls' name

78 babies named Martena in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191920s121930s131940s171950s61960s61980s5
1910s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Martena was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

7 babies were named Martena in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Martena

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Martena between 1913 and 1982, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Martena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Martena performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Martena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Martena 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 78 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.

Martena at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

78

Since 1913

70 years of records

Peak year

1916

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1913

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 1982

Martena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1913

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1916)
7
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1982195219471933192419171913 5

Martena by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
19 births that decade — 24% of Martena's all-time total
1910s191920s121930s131940s171950s61960s61980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Martena?
78 babies have been named Martena since 1913. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1916 with 7 births.
When was Martena most popular?
Martena was most popular in the 1910s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Martena been used?
Martena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 70 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Martena?
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, 1913–1982 (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.