Given name & surname
Martelle
“lady”
Martelle is a variant of Martha. One Aramaic interpretation is “lady.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Martelle is a variant of Martha. One Aramaic interpretation is “lady.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Martelle is a variant of Martha. An origin associated with Martha is Aramaic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Martelle is a variant of 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
Martelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 37
- 25 boys · 12 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1992. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 123 as a first name in 2020; 461 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.
Martelle’s family of names
Martelle has a related form in Martha.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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