Marietta
Italian diminutive of Maria, which reaches back through Latin and Greek to the Hebrew Miryam; it also names towns in Ohio and Georgia.
Marietta in 2025
Marietta was given to 41 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 6,466th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 80,862 babies born.
The history of Marietta
Marietta reached its highest point in 1921, when 295 babies were given the name, ranking 739th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 672nd, in 1901.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 15,055 babies have been named Marietta. Half of them were born before 1940, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Marietta by decade
| Decade | Babies named Marietta | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 231 | 688 |
| 1890s | 346 | 687 |
| 1900s | 485 | 672 |
| 1910s | 1,723 | 701 |
| 1920s | 2,440 | 737 |
| 1930s | 2,228 | 726 |
| 1940s | 2,231 | 806 |
| 1950s | 2,208 | 897 |
| 1960s | 1,326 | 1,228 |
| 1970s | 496 | 2,225 |
| 1980s | 396 | 3,016 |
| 1990s | 274 | 4,811 |
| 2000s | 199 | 8,228 |
| 2010s | 263 | 7,413 |
| 2020s | 209 | 6,229 |
Where Marietta is heading
Marietta has risen 52% over the past decade, from 27 babies in 2015 to 41 in 2025.
Names like Marietta
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Marietta.