Marietta
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning of the sea, beloved; a diminutive of Maria.
Marietta by the numbers
Marietta was given to 32 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 295 babies in 1921, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Maria
Like Marietta, each of these traces back to Maria: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Miamine; also a form of Maria13,453 in the US (2017)
- Myamine; a modern respelling of Mia or form of Maria1,728 in the US (2017)
- Marissaof the sea; form of Maria or Maris427 in the US (2017)
- Marianoof Mars, warlike; masculine form of Maria148 in the US (2017)
- Maribelof the sea and beautiful; blend of Maria and Isabel130 in the US (2017)
- Mariof the sea; a form of Mary or Maria32 in England and Wales (2025)
- Riariver mouth; short form of Maria38 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marisaof the sea; a form of Maria88 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Marietta. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Marietaof mary; diminutive form of maria5 in the US (2017)
- Mariellaof the sea; a form of Maria30 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maritzaof the sea; a form of Marina or Maria142 in the US (2017)
- Marielaof the sea; diminutive of Maria120 in the US (2017)
- Maritapearl; a form of Margaret or Maria11 in the US (2017)
- Marinetteof the sea; diminutive of marina6 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean love
Like Marietta, each of these has love in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Milagracious, dear1,014 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mollybeloved; a diminutive of Mary405 in England and Wales (2025)
- Freyalady; goddess of love1,802 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amybeloved1,724 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sea
Like Marietta, each of these has the sea in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Dylanson of the sea10,158 in the US (2017)
- Kaisea672 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mariaof the sea; a form of Mary522 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Morgansea-born; great and bright2,273 in the US (2017)
- Mariahof the sea; a form of Maria1,604 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Marietta
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