Girls' name · since 1916
Marzetta
Marzetta has 212 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,220 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 212
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Marzetta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 212 recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marzetta has been recorded 212 times among girls since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1982.
- #19,220 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 212 born since 1916
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marzetta ranks #19,220 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 212 born since 1916, peaking in the 1950s.
- #19,220 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 212
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Marzetta's 212 recorded births place it above 73.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marzetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marzetta splits its recorded history at 1947: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marzetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1982
- Peak year (1959)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Marzetta by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (42 births, 20% of the file).
1950s was Marzetta's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Marzetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
32 births
- 1930s
1930s
28 births
- 1940s
1940s
39 births
- 1950s
1950s
42 births
- 1960s
1960s
39 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 42 births (20% of all-time use).
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What to do with Marzetta's data
- Marzetta's decade-level peak was the 1950s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Marzetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1916–1982 (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 Marzetta 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.