The first name Marthe
A girl’s name from French.
1 syllable Female
Meaning and origin
French origin
Borrowed from French Marthe and Norwegian Marthe.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Marthe at birth, 1880–2025
In 1988, 6 girls born in the United States were named Marthe, the 11,239th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1925, when 12 were.
298
babies named Marthe since 1880
#11,239
rank in 1988
1925
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 Marthe
18 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Marthe VogtGerman neuroscientist (1903–2003)
- Marthe KoalaBurkinabe heptathlete and hurdler, born 1994
- Marthe RobinFrench Roman Catholic mystic (1902-1981)
- Marthe RichardFrench politician, prostitute and spy (1889-1982)
- Marthe VillalongaFrench actress, born 1932
- Marthe WandouCameroonian gender and peace activist, born 1963
- Marthe MercadierFrench actress (1928–2021)
- Marthe DonasBelgian painter (1885-1967)
- Marthe RobertFrench literary critic (1914–1996)
- Marthe CnockaertBelgian nurse and British spy (1892-1966)
- Marthe MellotFrench actress (1870-1947)
- Marthe NielFrench aviator, 1878–1928
More French girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Marthe mean?
- Borrowed from French Marthe and Norwegian Marthe.
- What is the origin of the name Marthe?
- Borrowed from French Marthe and Norwegian Marthe.
- Is Marthe a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 298 US babies named Marthe since 1880 were girls.
- When was Marthe most popular?
- 1925 in the United States, when 12 babies were named Marthe, its highest rank at 2,880th.