Given name
Maratha
“from the desolate land”
Maratha is a variant of Maarath. One Hebrew interpretation is “from the desolate land.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maratha is a variant of Maarath. One Hebrew interpretation is “from the desolate land.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Maratha is a variant of Maarath. An origin associated with Maarath is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maratha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22
- 0 boys · 22 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1931. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maratha’s family of names
Maratha has a related form in Maarath.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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