Martesha — girls' name
90 babies named Martesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
90 girls have been named Martesha since 1978, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2000.
- 90
- total births
- 1978–2000
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
50% of everyone ever named Martesha was born in this single decade.
16 babies were named Martesha in 1992 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Martesha
The Social Security Administration has registered 90 babies named Martesha between 1978 and 2000, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Martesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 16 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Martesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Martesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Martesha 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 90 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.
Martesha at a glance
Last recorded 2000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Martesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1978
- Peak year (1992)
- 16
- Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2000.
90 total births across 23 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1992 with 16 births in a single year.
Martesha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 45 births that decade — 50% of Martesha's all-time total
Martesha decade highlights
- Peak decade 45 births
- Runner-up 32 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Martesha's strongest decade
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 50% 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, 1978–2000 (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.