Marta is a distinctive choice, ranked #934 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Marta in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#934
About the Name Marta
Marta is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 40 places over five years. Its high point was #559 in 2010, and it now sits at #934. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Marta is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Marta
Unlikely. With around 38 UK babies named Marta per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Marta in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Marta has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 40 places in the last five years. Its peak was #559 in 2010. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Marta is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Marta include: Marta (footballer) — Marta Vieira da Silva, known mononymously as Marta, is a Brazilian-Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League...; Marta Fascina — Marta Fascina is an Italian politician from Forza Italia.; Marta Nedvědová — Marta Nedvědová is a Czech sport shooter..
Marta does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Martas in the wild.
38
UK babies named Marta (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 40 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Marta
Likely around 1 other Marta in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Marta
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Marta Vieira da Silva, known mononymously as Marta, is a Brazilian-Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club Orlando Pride and captains the Brazil women's national team. Regarded by many as the greatest female footballer of all time, she has been named FIFA World Player of the Year six times, five of them being consecutive, with the latest award coming in 2018.
Marta Nedvědová is a Czech sport shooter. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the women's 50 metre rifle three positions event, in which she tied for twelfth place, and the women's 10 metre air rifle event, in which she placed sixth.
Marta Ortega Pérez is a Spanish businesswoman who is the daughter of Amancio Ortega and was appointed chair of Inditex as of December 2021. Ortega replaced Pablo Isla, who was chair and CEO of Inditex since 2011, in April 2022.
Marta Feuchtwanger was the irrepressible and somewhat eccentric third child of a prosperous Munich businessman who in 1912 married the author Lion Feuchtwanger. Although they married only after Marta became pregnant with Feuchtwanger's child, the marriage lasted forty-six years and she became both a devoted wife and a huge influence on his work.