Marta
Meaning
lady, mistress
Famously borne by Brazil's six-time world player of the year Marta.
Sources list Marta among the forms of Martha (Spanish · Portuguese · Italian · Polish).
Marta in song
Marta tiene un marcapasos
Hombres G (1986)
A cheerful, slightly absurd pop hit that flopped as a single in 1983 and then became the biggest song of the band's career three years later.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Marta peaked in the 1950s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
Popularity in Brazil
189,101 people · the #174 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,074 · median age 51
Among people named Marta living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 785 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Marta
People given the name Marta in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 1999. 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 Marta deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Marta 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 Marta fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Marta travels
Polish · A documented choice in Polish families.
Ukrainian · A documented choice in Ukrainian families.
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