Girls' name · since 1978

Martisa

19 babies named Martisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#46,560 of 72,339
all-time among girls
19
born since 1978
1980s
peak decade

Martisa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 19 have been recorded since 1978.

Social Security Administration records show Martisa recorded 19 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1989.

  • #46,560 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 19 born since 1978
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Martisa ranks #46,560 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.

#46,560 of 72,339
all-time among girls
19
born since 1978
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Martisa's 19 recorded births place it above 35.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Martisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Martisa splits its recorded history at 1986: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Martisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1989

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1989)
8
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
456789 197819861989 8

Martisa by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (13 births, 68% of the file).

1980s was Martisa's strongest decade.

13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.

Martisa births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window.

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 13 births (68% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Martisa? ▼
Martisa has been given to 19 babies in the U.S. since 1978, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #46,560 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1989. 8 babies were born in 1989, its single highest year.
Where does Martisa sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Martisa ranks #46,560 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Martisa most popular? ▼
Martisa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Martisa been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Martisa since 1978 -- 12 years through the most recent 1989 data.
What names are similar to Martisa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Martisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1978–1989 (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 Martisa 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.