Marthella — girls' name

What the Data Says About Marthella

The Social Security Administration has registered 116 babies named Marthella between 1916 and 1951, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marthella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marthella performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Marthella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marthella 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 116 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.