Girls' name · since 1954
Martia
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 383 babies named Martia, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 383
- born since 1954
- 1990s
- peak decade
Martia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 383 recorded since 1954.
Martia has 383 recorded births among girls since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2009.
- #13,882 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 383 born since 1954
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Martia ranks #13,882 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 383 born since 1954, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 383
- born since 1954
- 1990s
- peak decade
Martia's 383 recorded births place it above 80.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Maryland.
Martia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Martia's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Martia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2009
- Peak year (1991)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Martia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (169 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Martia's strongest decade.
169 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Martia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s
1980s
117 births
- 1990s
1990s
169 births
- 2000s 59
2000s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 169 births (44% of all-time use).
Martia by state
Where Martia concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 383 births nationwide.
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- Martia's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (169 total births) through the 2000s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Maryland records the most Martias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Martia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1954–2009 (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 Martia 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.