Martha
Martha is a female given name: 99% of people named Martha are women, and it is recorded as female in 14 of the 14 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Austria, Belgium
- US births since 1880
- 1,991 male / 548,387 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Martha
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Martha," in English, "Guten Tag Martha," in German. Martha is a female given name: about 99% of people named Martha are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Martha,
German
Guten Tag Martha,
French
Bonjour Martha,
Spanish
Estimado/a Martha:
Chinese
Martha您好：
Japanese
Martha様
English
Hi Martha,
German
Hi Martha,
French
Salut Martha,
Spanish
Hola Martha,
Chinese
Martha你好：
Japanese
Marthaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Austria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Greece | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 14 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
1,991 male · 548,387 female · 550,378 births recorded
Since 1980: 1% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Martha a male or female name?
Martha is a female given name: 99% of people named Martha are women, and it is recorded as female in 14 of the 14 countries covered.
How do I address Martha in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Martha," in English, "Guten Tag Martha," in German. Martha is a female given name: about 99% of people named Martha are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Martha a unisex name?
Martha is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Martha are men. Martha leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Martha a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/martha (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_martha,
title = {Is Martha a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/martha},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}