MallowbyNames

Norma vs Martha

Martha leads today (#712 vs #2,002), though both are past their peak.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Norma and Martha per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

3.6k7.1k10.7k1880192019602000NormaMartha1880: Norma 32 · Martha 1,0401881: Norma 26 · Martha 1,0441882: Norma 32 · Martha 1,2291883: Norma 49 · Martha 1,2551884: Norma 42 · Martha 1,4431885: Norma 51 · Martha 1,4251886: Norma 72 · Martha 1,4911887: Norma 77 · Martha 1,5041888: Norma 101 · Martha 1,7691889: Norma 108 · Martha 1,7111890: Norma 134 · Martha 1,7841891: Norma 127 · Martha 1,7441892: Norma 190 · Martha 1,9151893: Norma 189 · Martha 1,8051894: Norma 174 · Martha 1,9681895: Norma 219 · Martha 2,0961896: Norma 197 · Martha 2,0221897: Norma 200 · Martha 1,9901898: Norma 241 · Martha 2,1841899: Norma 214 · Martha 1,9071900: Norma 316 · Martha 2,4371901: Norma 264 · Martha 1,8861902: Norma 277 · Martha 2,0301903: Norma 311 · Martha 1,9801904: Norma 281 · Martha 2,0191905: Norma 311 · Martha 2,0911906: Norma 332 · Martha 2,1991907: Norma 375 · Martha 2,2741908: Norma 430 · Martha 2,3241909: Norma 438 · Martha 2,5101910: Norma 486 · Martha 2,8581911: Norma 531 · Martha 3,0191912: Norma 800 · Martha 3,9111913: Norma 878 · Martha 4,5381914: Norma 1,172 · Martha 5,4321915: Norma 1,737 · Martha 7,2161916: Norma 1,921 · Martha 7,6101917: Norma 2,123 · Martha 8,2611918: Norma 2,653 · Martha 8,3411919: Norma 3,199 · Martha 8,3221920: Norma 3,949 · Martha 8,7091921: Norma 5,102 · Martha 9,2641922: Norma 5,238 · Martha 9,0211923: Norma 5,885 · Martha 8,9611924: Norma 6,542 · Martha 9,3201925: Norma 6,941 · Martha 8,7621926: Norma 7,528 · Martha 8,5561927: Norma 7,997 · Martha 8,3041928: Norma 8,166 · Martha 8,2521929: Norma 7,893 · Martha 7,6391930: Norma 8,511 · Martha 7,8321931: Norma 8,759 · Martha 7,4811932: Norma 8,406 · Martha 7,5791933: Norma 7,482 · Martha 7,1641934: Norma 7,788 · Martha 7,6041935: Norma 6,869 · Martha 7,6211936: Norma 6,633 · Martha 7,3921937: Norma 6,235 · Martha 7,9531938: Norma 6,368 · Martha 8,5781939: Norma 5,827 · Martha 8,4931940: Norma 5,334 · Martha 8,6951941: Norma 5,021 · Martha 9,1561942: Norma 4,971 · Martha 9,5131943: Norma 4,542 · Martha 9,7041944: Norma 3,863 · Martha 9,3351945: Norma 3,603 · Martha 8,7521946: Norma 4,266 · Martha 9,7591947: Norma 4,425 · Martha 10,6511948: Norma 3,593 · Martha 10,0111949: Norma 3,412 · Martha 9,8081950: Norma 3,411 · Martha 9,8391951: Norma 3,355 · Martha 9,6051952: Norma 3,341 · Martha 9,6961953: Norma 3,168 · Martha 9,2631954: Norma 3,103 · Martha 8,5961955: Norma 2,935 · Martha 7,9301956: Norma 3,046 · Martha 7,7111957: Norma 2,984 · Martha 7,3611958: Norma 2,737 · Martha 6,7501959: Norma 2,721 · Martha 6,4391960: Norma 2,562 · Martha 5,8311961: Norma 2,549 · Martha 5,7241962: Norma 2,678 · Martha 5,1591963: Norma 2,458 · Martha 4,8871964: Norma 2,429 · Martha 4,4481965: Norma 2,049 · Martha 3,8011966: Norma 1,860 · Martha 3,2701967: Norma 1,828 · Martha 2,9101968: Norma 1,550 · Martha 2,5821969: Norma 1,556 · Martha 2,4281970: Norma 1,435 · Martha 2,3681971: Norma 1,361 · Martha 2,1901972: Norma 1,151 · Martha 1,8941973: Norma 1,043 · Martha 1,7251974: Norma 1,062 · Martha 1,8341975: Norma 1,022 · Martha 1,7921976: Norma 925 · Martha 1,5981977: Norma 778 · Martha 1,5961978: Norma 721 · Martha 1,4861979: Norma 774 · Martha 1,4431980: Norma 756 · Martha 1,5551981: Norma 729 · Martha 1,5721982: Norma 669 · Martha 1,4491983: Norma 519 · Martha 1,3491984: Norma 463 · Martha 1,2101985: Norma 498 · Martha 1,2211986: Norma 472 · Martha 1,1531987: Norma 464 · Martha 1,1431988: Norma 449 · Martha 1,1381989: Norma 534 · Martha 1,2491990: Norma 494 · Martha 1,2671991: Norma 508 · Martha 1,1321992: Norma 462 · Martha 1,1461993: Norma 451 · Martha 1,0581994: Norma 452 · Martha 9541995: Norma 456 · Martha 9281996: Norma 332 · Martha 8811997: Norma 355 · Martha 8631998: Norma 307 · Martha 7791999: Norma 292 · Martha 7422000: Norma 244 · Martha 7882001: Norma 266 · Martha 7592002: Norma 242 · Martha 7182003: Norma 203 · Martha 6402004: Norma 210 · Martha 6032005: Norma 194 · Martha 6012006: Norma 205 · Martha 5832007: Norma 151 · Martha 5312008: Norma 151 · Martha 5052009: Norma 126 · Martha 4512010: Norma 117 · Martha 4122011: Norma 105 · Martha 3742012: Norma 60 · Martha 3922013: Norma 86 · Martha 3442014: Norma 84 · Martha 3832015: Norma 77 · Martha 3672016: Norma 87 · Martha 3972017: Norma 81 · Martha 3762018: Norma 81 · Martha 3492019: Norma 74 · Martha 3492020: Norma 75 · Martha 3542021: Norma 99 · Martha 3952022: Norma 89 · Martha 4052023: Norma 87 · Martha 4392024: Norma 69 · Martha 4352025: Norma 95 · Martha 393
NormaMartha

Head to head

NormaMartha
2025 rank
#2,002
#712
Babies named in 2025
95
393
Peak year
1931
1880
Trend
Declining since 1985
Declining since 1985
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
278,071
551,741
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