unisex name

Marte

  • Origin Norwegian
  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 179

France

#880

1907 births

Marte is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 22% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2017 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Marte is a name of Norwegian origin.
  • Peaked in 1993, when 9 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1952.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Marte over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years.

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'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Marte by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1950s 18
1960s 21
1970s 15
1980s 34
1990s 52
2000s 18
2010s (to 2017) 16

How popular is Marte?

In 2017, Marte was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Marte is used

France #880 5 in 1907
United States #11,191 6 in 2017

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 Marte

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

Parents who like Marte also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marte over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Marte

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marte — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Marte

How popular is the name Marte?

In 2017, Marte was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Marte is used for both girls and boys. About 22% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Marte?

Marte has 1 syllable.

When was Marte most popular?

Marte peaked in 1993, when 9 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.