Martha is a girl's name of Hebrew and Biblical origin meaning “mistress.” In 2024 it was given to 431 girls in the United States.
Martha belongs to the Biblical & Christian and Greek tradition. Its meaning — “mistress” — is the sense carried by its Hebrew and Biblical roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Martha first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #14 in 1882, and in 2024 431 babies received the name — 551,325 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Martha means “mistress” in its Hebrew and Biblical roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Martha is a girl name. In 2024, 431 babies received the name in the US.
Martha comes from the Biblical & Christian and Greek tradition.
Martha first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #14 in 1882, and 431 babies were given the name in 2024.
Martha is pronounced /ˈmɑɹθə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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