Marta
Marta is a female given name: 98% of people named Marta are women, and it is recorded as female in 29 of the 29 countries covered.
Marta · Márta
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Hungary, Poland, Slovakia
- Also spelled
- Márta
- US births since 1880
- 46 male / 16,929 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Marta
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Marta," in English, "Guten Tag Marta," in German. Marta is a female given name: about 98% of people named Marta are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Marta,
German
Guten Tag Marta,
French
Bonjour Marta,
Spanish
Estimado/a Marta:
Chinese
Marta您好：
Japanese
Marta様
English
Hi Marta,
German
Hi Marta,
French
Salut Marta,
Spanish
Hola Marta,
Chinese
Marta你好：
Japanese
Marta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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Poland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovakia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Czech Republic | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 29 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Ukraine | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Croatia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Russia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Azerbaijan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Belarus | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Lithuania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Montenegro | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| North Macedonia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
46 male · 16,929 female · 16,975 births recorded
Since 1980: 1% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Marta a male or female name?
Marta is a female given name: 98% of people named Marta are women, and it is recorded as female in 29 of the 29 countries covered.
How do I address Marta in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Marta," in English, "Guten Tag Marta," in German. Marta is a female given name: about 98% of people named Marta are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Marta a unisex name?
Marta is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Marta are men. Marta 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 Marta a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/marta (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_marta,
title = {Is Marta a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/marta},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}