Recorded 1978–2000 Girls' name Peak 1992 90 births

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.

1970s71980s321990s452000s6

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
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Martesha was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

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 2000

Total births

90

Since 1978

23 years of records

Peak year

1992

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1978

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2000

Martesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1978

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1992)
16
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 200019951994199319921991198919881983198219811978 7

Martesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
45 births that decade — 50% of Martesha's all-time total
1970s71980s321990s452000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Martesha?
90 babies have been named Martesha since 1978. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1992 with 16 births.
When was Martesha most popular?
Martesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Martesha been used?
Martesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 23 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Martesha?
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, 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.