Marietta
Meaning
diminutive of Maria, traditionally 'bitter' or 'beloved'
Marietta around the world
One shared root links 17 names across 9 languages.
Shared root: from Hebrew Miryam, its meaning long debated; traditional glosses run "bitter" and "beloved", with an Egyptian root meaning "love" also argued
The constellation
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Marietta peaked in the 1890s and the 1950s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
108 people · the #39,099 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 70
Among people named Marietta living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Marietta
People given the name Marietta in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1940 to 1989. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Marietta deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Marietta truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Marietta fits with your family’s names and surname.
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