Martika
Marta Marrero, better known professionally as Martika, is an American singer and actress. She rose to prominence as an actress, playing the role of Gloria in the television program Kids Incorporated between 1984 and 1986. Following her appearance in the show, Martika signed a recording contract with Columbia Records, and in October 1988, released her self titled debut album to critical acclaim.
Meaning & Origin of Martika
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marta Marrero, better known professionally as Martika, is an American singer and actress. She rose to prominence as an actress, playing the role of Gloria in the television program Kids Incorporated between 1984 and 1986. Following her appearance in the show, Martika signed a recording contract with Columbia Records, and in October 1988, released her self titled debut album to critical acclaim.
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The Story of Martika
Martika first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1986, with 13 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1990: 273 births, good for #757 nationwide. About 75% of every Martika on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Martika last appeared in the published SSA data in 2001, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Martika
Martika is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Martika's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #757. Use the chart and map above to compare Martika'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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