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    The first name Marietta

    A girl’s name from Italian.

    Pronounced /ˌmɛɹiˈɛtə/ 4 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Italian origin

    From Italian Marietta. By surface analysis, Maria /Marie /Mary + -etta. Piecewise doublet of Mariette.

    Marietta is a short form of

    .

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    Marietta last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2010, with 5 births (#4,012).

    0510 1996200020052010201520202025
    45
    babies named Marietta, 1996–2025
    #5,891
    rank in 2024
    2010
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Marietta with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Marietta at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 41 girls born in the United States were named Marietta, the 3,684th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1921, when 295 were.

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    15,055
    babies named Marietta since 1880
    #3,684
    rank in 2025
    1921
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Marietta

    11 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Marietta Blau
      Austrian nuclear physicist (1894–1970)
    • Marietta Bonfanti
      American ballet dancer (1845–1921)
    • Marietta Stow
      American politician (1837-1902)
    • Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong
      Attorney General of Ghana
    • Marietta Slomka
      German journalist, born 1969
    • Marietta Canty
      American actress (1905-1986)
    • Marietta Marich
      American actress (1930-2017)
    • Marietta Holley
      American author, 1836–1926
    • Retta
      American comedian, born 1970
    • Etta Federn-Kohlhaas
      German and French literary critic, writer and translator (1883-1951)
    • Pokwang
      Filipino actor, comedian and singer, born 1960

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    Questions

    What does the name Marietta mean?
    From Italian Marietta. By surface analysis, Maria /Marie /Mary + -etta. Piecewise doublet of Mariette.
    What is the origin of the name Marietta?
    From Italian Marietta. By surface analysis, Maria /Marie /Mary + -etta. Piecewise doublet of Mariette.
    How popular is the name Marietta?
    In 2024, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Marietta, ranking 5,891st. Its peak was 2010, with 5 births.
    Is Marietta a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 15,055 US babies named Marietta since 1880 were girls.
    When was Marietta most popular?
    1921 in the United States, when 295 babies were named Marietta, its highest rank at 391st.
    How do you pronounce Marietta?
    Marietta is /ˌmɛɹiˈɛtə/, 4 syllables.