Marietta

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A few things about Marietta you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Marietta

Marietta Blau

Austrian nuclear physicist (1894–1970)

Choose Marietta and your child shares a first name with Marietta Blau, an Austrian nuclear physicist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Marietta, like who?” Marietta Blau's Wikipedia article is available in 27 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 39,216 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Marietta, 41 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Marietta would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMarietta has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Mariettas, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1880, when it ranked #352. Today it's #3,645, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowMarietta is 2.7× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 106,383 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 39,216.
• 🍂TrendMarietta has slipped 99 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,645. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Italian, Marietta means “little Mary”. Our records link it to English, French and Hebrew roots.

About the name Marietta

Marietta is a girl name of English, French and Hebrew origin meaning “little Mary”. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-tta”. US birth records list Marietta for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked #352 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #3,645, with 41 babies.

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