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Martha

in the US

There are 378,822 people with the first name "Martha" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Martha 103
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  1. is 99th most common Joan
  2. is 100th most common Gerald
  3. is 101st most common Virginia
  4. is 102nd most common Keith
  5. is 103rd most common Martha
  6. is 104th most common Marie
  7. is 105th most common Bruce
  8. is 106th most common Jeff
  9. is 107th most common Anna

Similar Names and Nicknames

Marta, Marth, Marthe, Marti, Marty, Mart, Martie, Martia, Marte, Martee

Most Common Last Names for Martha

Smith, Garcia, Johnson, Rodriguez, Hernandez, Martinez, Williams, Gonzalez, Lopez, Jones

Meaning & History

(female) New Testament name, of Aramaic rather than Hebrew origin, meaning ‘lady’. It was borne by the sister of Lazarus and Mary of Bethany (John 11:1). According to Luke 10:38, when Jesus visited the house of Mary and Martha, Mary sat at his feet, listening to him, while Martha ‘was cumbered about much serving’, so that she complained to Jesus, ‘Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone?’ For this reason, the name Martha has always been associated with hard domestic work, as opposed to the contemplative life.

Cognates: German: Marthe. Scandinavian: Mart(h)a, Mart(h)e. French: Marthe. Spanish, Italian: Marta. Polish, Czech, Slovenian: Marta. Finnish: Martta. Hungarian: Márta.

Recent Searches for "Martha" in the US

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Martha Smith (997 searches)
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