Girls' name · since 1916
Marthella
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 116 babies named Marthella, peaking in 1930. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,549 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 116
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marthella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 116 have been recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Marthella recorded 116 times among girls since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1951.
- #25,549 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 116 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marthella ranks #25,549 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 116 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #25,549 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 116
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marthella's 116 recorded births place it above 64.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marthella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marthella's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1930 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marthella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1951
- Peak year (1930)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Marthella by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (40 births, 34% of the file).
1920s was Marthella's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Marthella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
16 births
- 1920s
1920s
40 births
- 1930s
1930s
26 births
- 1940s
1940s
29 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 40 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Marthella's decade-level peak was the 1920s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marthella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1916–1951 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Marthella 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 August 2026.