Martha
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Martha is an Aramaic name meaning “lady” or “mistress of the house.” In the Gospels Martha is the busy sister of Mary and Lazarus who served Jesus while her sister sat and listened. Long tied to domestic virtue, Martha filled colonial graveyards, stayed popular into the early 1900s, and has declined since the 1960s. Famous Marthas include Martha Washington, Martha Stewart, Martha Plimpton, and choreographer Martha Graham.
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Usage of Martha in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Martha against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Martha is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Martha in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 393 girls were named Martha, making it the #712 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 551,741 girls have been named Martha, with the most (10,651) in 1947. It is most common, relative to births, in Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Wisconsin.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Martha in other languages
- Marta Catalan, Czech, Italian, Latvian, Polish, Slovenian, Ukrainian
- Martina Czech, Dutch, English, Italian, Slovenian
- Martine Dutch, English, French, Norwegian
- Maruta Italian, Latvian, Polish
- Marthe Dutch, French
- Maartje Dutch
- Mirtha Spanish
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Martha
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Martha, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Hurricane Martha (Category 1) | 1969 | North Atlantic | 148 km/h |
| Tropical storm Martha | 1966 | South Indian Ocean | 74 km/h |
| Typhoon Martha (Category 3) | 1948 | Western Pacific | 185 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Martha
There are 290 towns and villages with Martha in their name, in 14 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 248🇪🇨 Ecuador 10🇺🇸 United States 10🇧🇴 Bolivia 6🇨🇴 Colombia 4🇨🇺 Cuba 3🇵🇪 Peru 2🇦🇷 Argentina 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Martha Lake | Washington, 🇺🇸 United States | 15,473 | Map |
| Santa Martha | San Luis Potosí, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2,374 | Map |
| Santa Martha | México, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2,314 | Map |
| Santa Martha | México, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1,630 | Map |
| Martha | Durango, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 970 | Map |
| Santa Martha | San Luis Potosí, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 808 | Map |
| Santa Martha | Orange Walk District, 🇧🇿 Belize | 719 | Map |
| Santa Martha | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 375 | Map |
| Santa Martha | Chiapas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 331 | Map |
| Santa Martha | Sonora, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 300 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Martha
There are 42 lakes and reservoirs with Martha in their name, in 4 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 30🇨🇦 Canada 7🇲🇽 Mexico 3🇦🇺 Australia 2
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| Lac Martha | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Martha | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Martha | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Martha | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Martha | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Laguna Martha | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Lake Martha | Tasmania, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
| Lake Martha | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Martha | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Martha | Mississippi, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Martha songs
18 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Martha in their title. The best known:
- Martha My Dear – Paul McCartney (1968)
- Little Martha – The Allman Brothers Band (1972)
- A.A. Cameron's Strathspey / Mrs. Martha Knowles / The Pitnacree Ferryman / The New Shillin' (1979)
- Aunt Martha's Sheep
- Martha Divine
- Martha's Harbour – All About Eve (1988)
- Miss Martha King (1949)
- Mostly Martha (1955)
- Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine
- MARTHA (Arnold)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Martha
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Martha.
Martha Byrne
Martha Fierro
Martha Graham
Martha Joy Gottfried
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Fictional characters named Martha
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Martha as a pet name
FurryName has found 105 dogs named Martha in public pet registers, making it the #1,142 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Burnside (4), Victoria (3), Burlington (1). Martha as a dog name →
FurryName has found 8 cats named Martha in public pet registers, making it the #1,193 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Miranda (1), Fusagasugá (1), Tacoma (1). Martha as a cat name →
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