Female name
Martha
15,418 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2015. Expression number: 7.
Origin
From Latin Martha, from Ancient Greek Μάρθα (Mártha), from Aramaic מָרְתָא (mārtā, “mistress”), feminine of מרא (mārā). Doublet of Marfa. (humidity chamber): From the use of Martha Stewart-branded storage closets in the construction of early units.From Wiktionary, entry “Martha”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2015: 868 births. 15,418 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 67th among girls' names in 2015. It is still given: 2,018 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1947: 10,673 births. 553,732 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1910s to the 1960s. At its peak, it ranked 14th among girls' names in 1882. It is still given: 2,067 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1967: 46 births. 1,653 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1960s to the 2010s. It is still given: 69 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 6,009* | 1915–2025 | — |
| France | 2,875 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 919 | 2012–2023 | 55th in 2012 |
| Austria | 703 | 1984–2025 | — |
| Belgium | 131 | 2014–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
4 + 1 + 9 + 2 + 8 + 1 = 25 → 7
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
2
cooperation, sensitivity, connection
1 + 1 = 2
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
5
freedom, change, movement
4 + 9 + 2 + 8 = 23 → 5
- Digits missing from the name
- 3, 5, 6, 7
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.