Girls' name · since 1932
Marthell
Since 1932, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Marthell, peaking in 1932. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 10
- total births
- 1932–1945
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
Marthell sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 1932.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marthell has been recorded 10 times among girls since 1932, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 1945.
- 10 total births
- 1932–1945 years on record
- 1930s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Marthell's 10 recorded births place it above 21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marthell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marthell's SSA record in two at 1945 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1932, with only 5 births recorded.
Marthell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1945
- Peak year (1932)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Marthell by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1930s was Marthell's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Marthell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Marthell's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1940s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1932–1945 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Marthell: Baby Name Since 1932 - 10 Births, Peak 1932." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/marthell. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Marthell draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.