Marietta is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Marietta means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Marietta across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Marietta has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Marietta is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “beloved, or bitter”. An Italian diminutive of Maria.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 15,055 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 42 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Marietta per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1921 (295/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2010 (5/yr).
Marietta has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1921, when it ranked #738 nationally (given to 295 babies that year).
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