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Marietta

/mɛɹiˈɛtə/ · 100% girls · 41 born in 2025

Marietta has been given to about 15,055 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/mɛɹiˈɛtə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 7,834
Median age today72 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Marietta per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1921 · 295
  • Born in 202541
  • All time15,055

How popular is Marietta?

Its best year was 1921, when 295 babies were given the name, ranking 391st. The typical living American called Marietta is about 72 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Marietta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marita0.83
  2. Mariela0.81
  3. Mariella0.81
  4. Maricela0.73
  5. Marisela0.73
  6. Sarita0.73
  7. Henrietta0.69
  8. Maritza0.69

Middle names for Marietta

Ranked by flow score
  1. Marietta Rose0.85
  2. Marietta Louise0.85
  3. Marietta June0.84
  4. Marietta Pearl0.84
  5. Marietta Quinn0.84
  6. Marietta Nell0.84

Sibling names for Marietta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ruthiesister · 0.94
  2. Lenorasister · 0.93
  3. Louiebrother · 0.92
  4. Winonasister · 0.91
  5. Otisbrother · 0.91
  6. Harlanbrother · 0.90

Where Marietta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Marietta White0.80
  2. Marietta Reyes0.80
  3. Marietta Nguyen0.80
  4. Marietta Lee0.80
  5. Marietta Hill0.80
  6. Marietta Green0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Marietta

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Marietta across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.