Recorded 1913–1988 Girls' name Peak 1925 298 births

Marthe — girls' name

298 babies named Marthe in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s551920s661930s271940s491950s631960s51970s51980s28
1920s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Marthe was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

12 babies were named Marthe in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marthe

The Social Security Administration has registered 298 babies named Marthe between 1913 and 1988, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marthe currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marthe performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Marthe shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marthe 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 298 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.

Marthe at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

298

Since 1913

76 years of records

Peak year

1925

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1913

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 1988

Marthe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1913

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1925)
12
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
468101214 19881960195219441934192319171913 10

Marthe by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
66 births that decade — 22% of Marthe's all-time total
1910s551920s661930s271940s491950s631960s51970s51980s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marthe?
298 babies have been named Marthe since 1913. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1925 with 12 births.
When was Marthe most popular?
Marthe was most popular in the 1920s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Marthe been used?
Marthe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 76 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Marthe?
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, 1913–1988 (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.