Martha Raye
There are approximately 1 people named Martha Raye living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Martha with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Raye. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Martha
200K
Alive today
Named Raye
1.9K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 200K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 65
Estimated bearers: 1.9K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #17,379
Per 100K: 0.55
Top ancestry: White (62.5%)
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
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Raye surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Raye, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 62.5%.
- White62.5%
- Black or African American29.1%
- Hispanic or Latino3.0%
- Two or more races2.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1%
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).
The surname Raye appears at a rate of 0.55 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0006%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Martha Raye. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Martha
FAQ
Martha Raye: questions and answers
How many people are named Martha Raye?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Martha Raye. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0584%) with the surname frequency (0.55 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Martha Raye?
We classify Martha Raye as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 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 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.