Martha Hansen
There are approximately 90 people named Martha Hansen living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,808,382 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Martha with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Hansen. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
90
1 in 3,808,382
Named Martha
200K
Alive today
Named Hansen
155K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 200K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 65
Top Census group: White (50.7%)
Estimated bearers: 155K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #210
Per 100K: 45.18
Top ancestry: White (91.3%)
First name trend
Martha: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Martha. The peak year was 1947 with 10,674 births. The average person named Martha today is 65 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Martha
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Martha, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 50.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Martha described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Martha at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White50.7% · 186,690
- Hispanic or Latino40.9% · 150,588
- Black or African American6.4% · 23,433
- Two or more races1.1% · 3,945
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 1,915
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1,676
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Hansen surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Hansen, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 91.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Hansen described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Hansen at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White91.3% · 123,317
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 4,887
- Two or more races3.1% · 4,186
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 1,217
- Black or African American0.6% · 791
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 652
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Martha has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0584% of the US population, based on 200,283 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Martha right now.
The surname Hansen appears at a rate of 45.18 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0452%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 90 people with the full name Martha Hansen. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Martha Hansen: questions and answers
How many people are named Martha Hansen?
We estimate approximately 90 people in the United States share the full name Martha Hansen. That works out to about 1 in 3,808,382 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0584%) with the surname frequency (45.18 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Martha Hansen?
We classify Martha Hansen as "Very Rare". About 1 in 3,808,382 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Martha a male or female name?
Martha is predominantly female. Out of 553,316 total SSA registrations, 0.4% were male and 99.6% were female. See the full Martha profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How common is the name Martha Hansen?
Find out how common the name Martha Hansen is on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.