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Marketa

MAR-keh-tah (Czech)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 686

Marketa is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2009 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1984, when 44 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1954.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Marketa Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2000s.

279
'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Marketa by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1950s 34
1960s 41
1970s 137
1980s 279
1990s 147
2000s 35

How Popular Is Marketa?

In 2009, Marketa was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Marketa Is Used

England & Wales #6,583 3 in 2022
United States #18,256 5 in 2009

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Marketa

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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How to Say Marketa

  • Czech MAR-keh-tah

Sibling Names for Marketa

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Marketa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Marketa

How popular is the name Marketa?

In 2009, Marketa was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Marketa a girl's or a boy's name?

Marketa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Marketa?

Marketa has 3 syllables.

When was Marketa most popular?

Marketa peaked in 1984, when 44 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.