Marthe
Marthe is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Marthe Armitage, British wallpaper designer Marthe Bibesco (1886–1973), Romanian-French writer and socialite Marthe Bigot (1878–1962), French schoolteacher and activist Marthe Boyer-Breton (1879–1926), French artist Marthe Bretelle (1936–1995), French athlete Marthe Solange Achy Brou, Ivorian politician Marthe Chenal…
Meaning & Origin of Marthe
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marthe is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Marthe Armitage, British wallpaper designer Marthe Bibesco (1886–1973), Romanian-French writer and socialite Marthe Bigot (1878–1962), French schoolteacher and activist Marthe Boyer-Breton (1879–1926), French artist Marthe Bretelle (1936–1995), French athlete Marthe Solange Achy Brou, Ivorian politician Marthe Chenal…
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The Story of Marthe
Marthe first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1913, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1925, when 12 Marthes were born — ranking #2,778 that year. As of 2026, Marthe ranks #10,386 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 298 Marthes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Marthe
Marthe is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 298 births in the dataset. Marthe's peak popularity came in 1925 when it ranked #2,778. Use the chart and map above to compare Marthe's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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