Meaning of the nameMartha
- Female
- Aramaic origin
- Mar-tha
- Biblical name
Martha is a spelling of the name Marta, which means “lady”.
Meaning
“lady”
Meaning of the name Marta, of which Martha is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Martha · Behind the Name: Martha
- People (2022)
- 11,730
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,526
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,590
- people
Martha in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Martha, 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 (2,846 people).
11,690 women 40 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 Martha is most common
States with the highest share of people named Martha in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.015%
- Espírito Santo 0.012%
- Distrito Federal 0.009%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.008%
- Alagoas 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,630 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,433 | 0.015% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,118 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 883 | 0.008% |
| Paraná | 488 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 476 | 0.012% |
| Bahia | 474 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 388 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 338 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 324 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 244 | 0.009% |
| Alagoas | 225 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 204 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 198 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 194 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 189 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 163 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 141 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 128 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 119 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 105 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 92 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 58 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 51 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 43 | 0.007% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Martha
It keeps the th of Latin Martha; Wiktionary records it as a variant of Marta. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
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.
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 Martha
What does the name Martha mean?
Martha means “lady”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Marta, of which Martha is a spelling.
How many people are named Martha in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,730 people with the first name Martha, which ranks it number 1,526 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Martha a boy's or a girl's name?
Martha is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 11,690 women and 40 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Martha?
Martha is a name of Aramaic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Martha most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.015% of the state's population is named Martha (2,433 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Martha?
Marta. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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