Given name
Martita
“lady”
In Spanish use, Martita is an affectionate form of Martha. One Aramaic interpretation is “lady.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Spanish use, Martita is an affectionate form of Martha. One Aramaic interpretation is “lady.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Spanish use, Martita is an affectionate form of Martha. An origin associated with Martha is Aramaic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish use, Martita is used as an affectionate form of Marta.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In Spanish use, Martita is an affectionate form 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
Martita through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 101
- 0 boys · 101 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 9 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 6 in 1980. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 214 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Martita’s family of names
Martita is an affectionate form of Martha. Martita has a related form in Martha. In Spanish usage, Martita is a diminutive of Marta.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Martita
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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