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girls' name ★ peaked 1921

Marietta

Meaning From Italian Marietta Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,684 Trend → Stable

From Italian Marietta. By surface analysis, Maria / Marie / Mary +‎ -etta.

Rank 2025
#3,684
among girls · ↑944 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
41
named Marietta · +37% vs 2024
How common
1 in 39,202
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1921
295 babies
All-time total
15,055
#1,281 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Marietta popularity over time

15,055 babies have been named Marietta since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1938Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 231 23 – #361
1890s 346 35 +50% #426
1900s 485 49 +40% #429
1910s 1,723 172 +255% #397
1920s 2,440 244 +42% #386
1930s 2,228 223 -9% #399
1940s 2,231 223 0% #447
1950s 2,208 221 -1% #495
1960s 1,326 133 -40% #709
1970s 496 50 -63% #1,379
1980s 396 40 -20% #1,928
1990s 274 27 -31% #2,995
2000s 199 20 -27% #4,942
2010s 263 26 +32% #4,317
2020s (to 2025) 209 35 +32% #3,584

Where Marietta is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 42 0.03 outside top 500
2027 43 0.03 outside top 500
2028 44 0.03 outside top 500
2029 45 0.03 outside top 500
2030 46 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Marietta

Marietta is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,684 in 2025 with 41 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 15,055 American babies have been named Marietta. Its peak came in 1921, when 295 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Marietta stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Marietta?

The median living Marietta is about 68 years old; half are between 55 and 78. An estimated 6,900 people named Marietta are alive in the United States today.

median 68 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Marietta year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 41 #3,684
2024 30 #4,628
2023 31 #4,524
2022 34 #4,268
2021 31 #4,471
2020 42 #3,584
2019 31 #4,507
2018 26 #5,097
2017 32 #4,449
2016 34 #4,317
2015 27 #5,069
2014 28 #4,981
2013 24 #5,599
2012 17 #7,350
2011 22 #6,070
2010 22 #6,103
2009 26 #5,487
2008 13 #9,320
2007 17 #7,626
2006 20 #6,516
2005 20 #6,162
2004 21 #5,890
2003 21 #5,722
2002 20 #5,818
2001 24 #4,942
2000 17 #6,382
1995 26 #4,055
1990 38 #2,995
1985 37 #2,631
1980 44 #2,269
1975 36 #2,311
1970 76 #1,379
1965 103 #1,030
1960 207 #709
1955 241 #594
1950 266 #495
1945 189 #531
1940 234 #447
1935 221 #434
1930 231 #446
1925 237 #451
1920 234 #438
1915 216 #407
1910 61 #526
1905 37 #577
1900 57 #446
1895 38 #475
1890 33 #457
1885 18 #515
1880 21 #361

Famous people named Marietta

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Marietta Blau Marietta Blau Austrian nuclear physicist (1894–1970) 19th century
  2. 2 Marietta Alboni Marietta Alboni Italian opera singer (1826–1894) 1823–1894 · 19th century
  3. 3 Marietta Shaginyan Marietta Shaginyan Soviet writer, historian and activist of Armenian descent (1888–1982) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Marietta, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Marietta?

The median living Marietta is about 68 years old. Half of all living Mariettas are between 55 and 78 years old.

How many people named Marietta are alive today?

An estimated 6,900 people named Marietta are alive in the United States, based on 15,055 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Marietta mean?

From Italian Marietta. By surface analysis, Maria / Marie / Mary +‎ -etta.

How popular is the name Marietta in 2025?

Marietta ranked #3,684 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 41 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Marietta?

15,055 babies have been named Marietta in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Marietta most popular?

Marietta peaked in 1921, when 295 newborns received the name.

Is Marietta a boy or girl name?

Marietta is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Marietta rising or falling?

Marietta is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Marietta become more popular?

Marietta is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 46 girls named Marietta in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Marietta?

Well-known people named Marietta include Marietta Blau (physicist), Marietta Alboni (singer), Marietta Shaginyan (writer).

Names like Marietta

Names that sound and feel close to Marietta: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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