Girls' name · since 1921
Marthia
10 babies named Marthia in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 10
- total births
- 1921–1974
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
10 girls have been named Marthia since 1921, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Marthia recorded 10 times among girls since 1921, 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 1921 to 1974.
- 10 total births
- 1921–1974 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Marthia'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.
Marthia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marthia splits its recorded history at 1974: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births).
Marthia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1974
- Peak year (1921)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Marthia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Marthia's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Marthia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Marthia's data
- Marthia's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1970s (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, 1921–1974 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Marthia: Baby Name Since 1921 - 10 Births, Peak 1921." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/marthia. 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 Marthia 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.