Martell

Where Martell comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Martell.

Martell through the years
  1. 1917
    First appearance
    #2,956 among boys with 8 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1920
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 1986
    Martell Webster born
    American basketball player
  4. 1986
    Peak, #811
    124 babies named Martell, the most in any year.
  5. 1994
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,564.
  6. 1999
    Martell Taylor-Crossdale born
    English footballer
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Martell Webster · American basketball player, born 1986
  • Martell Taylor-Crossdale · English footballer, born 1999
  • Martell Mallett · Player of American and Canadian football, born 1986

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.