Marietta comes from the Hebrew / Italian tradition, meaning Little Maria.
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How popular is Marietta?
1921peak year
Today, Marietta is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #4488), with only about 32 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1921, 295 babies were given the name (ranked #391 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. Marietta's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 15,013 babies have been registered as Marietta since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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