Recorded 1916–1982 Girls' name Peak 1959 212 births

Marzetta — girls' name

212 babies named Marzetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s321930s281940s391950s421960s391970s151980s5
1950s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Marzetta was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

13 babies were named Marzetta in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marzetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 212 babies named Marzetta between 1916 and 1982, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marzetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marzetta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Marzetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marzetta 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 212 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.

Marzetta at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

212

Since 1916

67 years of records

Peak year

1959

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1916

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 1982

Marzetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1916

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1959)
13
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
468101214 198219631959195319461939193119241916 5

Marzetta by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
42 births that decade — 20% of Marzetta's all-time total
1910s121920s321930s281940s391950s421960s391970s151980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marzetta?
212 babies have been named Marzetta since 1916. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1959 with 13 births.
When was Marzetta most popular?
Marzetta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Marzetta been used?
Marzetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 67 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Marzetta?
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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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–1982 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.