Meaning of the nameMarta
- Female
- Aramaic origin
- Mar-ta
- Biblical name
Marta is a female name of Aramaic origin, from mārtā, 'lady', which reached Portuguese through Greek and Latin Martha.
- People (2022)
- 189,101
- Rank in Brazil
- #174
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 214,961
- people
Marta in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marta, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (51,167 people).
188,267 women 834 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Marta is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marta in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.125%
- Rondônia 0.119%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.116%
- Espírito Santo 0.108%
- Minas Gerais 0.105%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 44,883 | 0.101% |
| Minas Gerais | 21,520 | 0.105% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 18,645 | 0.116% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 13,615 | 0.125% |
| Paraná | 10,654 | 0.093% |
| Bahia | 9,639 | 0.068% |
| Pernambuco | 8,876 | 0.098% |
| Ceará | 7,956 | 0.091% |
| Goiás | 6,326 | 0.090% |
| Pará | 5,913 | 0.073% |
| Santa Catarina | 5,479 | 0.072% |
| Espírito Santo | 4,120 | 0.108% |
| Maranhão | 3,510 | 0.052% |
| Mato Grosso | 3,080 | 0.084% |
| Amazonas | 3,067 | 0.078% |
| Paraíba | 3,012 | 0.076% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 2,724 | 0.099% |
| Alagoas | 2,671 | 0.085% |
| Distrito Federal | 2,499 | 0.089% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 2,488 | 0.075% |
| Sergipe | 2,135 | 0.097% |
| Piauí | 1,898 | 0.058% |
| Rondônia | 1,886 | 0.119% |
| Tocantins | 909 | 0.060% |
| Acre | 678 | 0.082% |
| Amapá | 528 | 0.072% |
| Roraima | 390 | 0.061% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marta
Wiktionary traces Marta to Latin Martha, Greek Μάρθα and Aramaic mārtā, 'lady, mistress', feminine of mārā. Behind the Name reads the name as 'the lady', feminine of an Aramaic word for 'master', and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, citing Machado (1981), links it to Aramaic mar, 'lord'. In the New Testament, Marta is the sister of Lázaro and of Maria de Betânia. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 189,101 people named Marta, with a median age of 51. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
It is the most common spelling in the group and the Portuguese form of the name, without the h of Latin Martha.
Other spellings of Marta
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Marta | 189,101 |
| Martha | 11,730 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Marta · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Martha · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Martha · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Marta · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marta
What does the name Marta mean?
Marta means “lady”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Marta in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 189,101 people with the first name Marta, which ranks it number 174 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Marta a boy's or a girl's name?
Marta is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 188,267 women and 834 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Marta?
Marta is a name of Aramaic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Marta most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.125% of the state's population is named Marta (13,615 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Marta?
Martha. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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