Given name & surname
Marta
“lady”
In Norwegian use, Marta has an alternative spelling in Martha. One Aramaic interpretation is “lady.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Norwegian use, Marta has an alternative spelling in Martha. One Aramaic interpretation is “lady.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Norwegian use, Marta has an alternative spelling in Martha. An origin associated with Martha is Aramaic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Portuguese usage, Marta developed from Μάρθα.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In Norwegian use, Marta has an alternative spelling in Martha. The history of Martha gives this family its wider story. In biblical stories, Martha is associated with the sister of Lazarus and Mary.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Marta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17,581
- 46 boys · 17,535 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 444 babies
- 2025
- 92
- #2,056 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +14%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 92 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,056 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 13.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 444 in 1957. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 53,965 as a first name in 2020; 1,350 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marta’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Marta has a diminutive in Martita. In Portuguese usage, Marta developed from the Ancient Greek form Μάρθα. In Norwegian usage, Marta has an alternative spelling in Martha.
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Around the world
Marta has relatives in 15 languages.
15 related names in 15 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Marthavariant · Spanish, Portuguese
- Martitapet form · Spanish
- Marthevariant · Norwegian, French
- Martevariant · Norwegian
- Martusiadiminutive · Polish
- Tusiadiminutive · Polish
- Martičkadiminutive · Czech
- Martuniadiminutive · Polish
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Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Martinaequivalent
- Martiequivalent
- Martineequivalent
- Marfaequivalent
- Martiaequivalent
- Martynaequivalent
- Maartjeequivalent
- Marttaequivalent
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See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Marta
- MartaBrazilian footballer (born 1986)
- Marta KostyukUkrainian tennis player (born 2002)
- Marta TorrejónSpanish footballerborn 1990
- Marta EggerthAmerican actress, singer1912–2013
- Marta JandováCzech singerborn 1974
- Marta KauffmanAmerican TV producerborn 1956
- MartikaCuban-American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1969)
- Marta KubišováCzech singerborn 1942
- Marta KosSlovene diplomat and politicianborn 1965
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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