Martin

Last seen for girls in 2014 at #16,513 · #335 for boys in 2025, 1,009 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1880 · 357 births
Debut · boys
357 births
In top 100 · boys
91 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
315,561
since 1880

Martin over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201910peak #44, 1880boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#3351,009
2024—#3071,105
2023—#2881,152
2022—#3031,108
2021—#3001,103
2020—#2931,168
2019—#2811,253
2018—#2721,296
2017—#2821,283
2016—#2581,396
2015—#2751,344
2014#16,5135#2591,434
2013—#2651,346
2012—#2651,350
2011—#2621,321
2010—#2571,333
2009—#2341,526
2008—#2211,700
2007#15,4916#2081,881
2006#17,1685#1991,942
2005#11,8348#2061,836
2004—#2031,858
2003—#1981,889
2002#12,1877#1921,959
2001#15,3525#1822,061
2000—#1752,110
1999—#1732,036
1998#14,1225#1652,068
1997#9,0179#1552,230
1996#9,5818#1522,282
1995#6,25714#1472,398
1994#6,67213#1352,594
1993#4,52422#1242,818
1992#5,71816#1182,932
1991#5,94915#1152,893
1990#3,90926#1133,080
1989#4,52220#1172,797
1988#4,49619#1162,652
1987#3,10130#1182,406
1986#2,62037#1192,377
1985#3,62123#1322,136
1984#3,72621#1262,136
1983#4,47616#1222,175
1982#3,09328#1262,169
1981#4,00519#1272,151
1980#3,60922#1232,227
1979#3,33324#1332,019
1978#3,77719#1262,050
1977#3,17624#1252,155
1976#4,36314#1182,168
1975#4,14115#1192,162
1974#3,42619#1092,371
1973#3,63517#1082,399
1972#3,06221#1172,421
1971#3,65217#1053,022
1970#3,31119#933,500
1969#2,84422#783,758
1968#2,36027#684,073
1967#2,70621#803,834
1966#2,58622#784,210
1965#2,34526#674,932
1964#2,10932#635,727
1963#2,96018#626,073
1962#2,81419#745,538
1961#2,75220#735,476
1960#3,21215#775,495
1959#3,10415#795,353
1958#3,54312#715,669
1957#2,56320#695,965
1956#3,69611#735,682
1955#2,47220#775,068
1954#2,59218#794,968
1953#3,48011#824,778
1952#2,92114#804,735
1951#3,28411#814,596
1950#3,23511#854,180
1949#3,39310#833,903
1948#3,13711#883,698
1947#2,89813#903,724
1946#3,6658#923,333
1945#3,6767#902,823
1944#2,94610#912,767
1943#3,2499#833,081
1942#3,4448#853,045
1941#2,84610#852,605
1940#2,73710#852,423
1939#2,41712#912,192
1938#3,1818#872,313
1937#2,31713#872,278
1936#2,26313#922,106
1935#2,09515#932,116
1934#2,28913#912,178
1933#2,16114#892,064
1932#1,87718#882,255
1931#2,42712#912,103
1930#2,11016#832,322
1929#1,55525#832,308
1928#2,09417#832,428
1927#1,88521#872,383
1926#2,07618#802,493
1925#2,61713#832,417
1924#2,40915#822,452
1923#2,26416#802,460
1922#2,61213#802,402
1921#2,37815#782,461
1920#3,09710#782,439
1919#2,26415#812,204
1918—#812,403
1917#3,7137#772,336
1916#2,65811#812,122
1915#1,96416#792,070
1914#1,81814#731,676
1913#2,03410#751,259
1912#2,1448#751,064
1911#1,7928#75567
1910#1,9357#86396
1909#1,9576#79391
1908—#83331
1907#1,8216#79329
1906—#75334
1905—#75332
1904—#71334
1903—#77283
1902—#72325
1901#1,6795#64304
1900—#70383
1899—#72260
1898#1,3797#63339
1897—#60312
1896—#61343
1895—#65317
1894—#66299
1893—#61347
1892—#61359
1891—#56331
1890#1,3385#57347
1889—#53367
1888—#54378
1887#1,1475#51331
1886—#58329
1885—#49357
1884—#48385
1883—#46377
1882—#48387
1881—#46327
1880—#44357
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Martin was already there! It came in at #44, and was given to 357 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1908, when fewer than 390 boys a year got the name.

Where Martin is popular in 1910

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedAKMaine: #46 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 135 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedNHWashington: #38 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 111 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #32 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 112 boysMNIllinois: #70 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 359 boysILWisconsin: #75 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 240 boysWIMichigan: #117 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 566 boysMINew York: #57 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 235 boysNYMassachusetts: #57 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 315 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedSDIowa: #85 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 362 boysIAIndiana: #67 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 277 boysINOhio: #94 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 513 boysOHPennsylvania: #50 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 235 boysPANew Jersey: #52 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 229 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #95 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 459 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedUTColorado: #54 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 190 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedNEMissouri: #115 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 623 boysMOKentucky: #84 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 416 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedWVVirginia: #159 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,017 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedNMKansas: #80 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 313 boysKSArkansas: #150 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 700 boysARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #204 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,294 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #128 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 605 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedMSAlabama: #180 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,099 boysALGeorgia: #233 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,799 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedHITexas: #151 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 698 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Minnesota#32 · 1 in 112
  2. Washington#38 · 1 in 111
  3. Maine#46 · 1 in 135
  4. Pennsylvania#50 · 1 in 235
  5. New Jersey#52 · 1 in 229

Best ever in a state: #16 in Nevada, 1916.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#32211 in 112
Washington#38111 in 111
Maine#4651 in 135
Pennsylvania#50581 in 235
New Jersey#52161 in 229
Colorado#5461 in 190
Massachusetts#57151 in 315
New York#57671 in 235
Indiana#67101 in 277
Illinois#70231 in 359
Wisconsin#75101 in 240
Kansas#8071 in 313
Kentucky#84111 in 416
Iowa#8561 in 362
Ohio#94121 in 513
California#9571 in 459
Missouri#11581 in 623
Michigan#11761 in 566
Louisiana#12881 in 605
Arkansas#15051 in 700
Texas#151131 in 698
Virginia#15951 in 1,017
Alabama#18061 in 1,099
North Carolina#20451 in 1,294
Georgia#23351 in 1,799
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Martin
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 28 spots since 2024 (#307 → #335)
  • 42 spots since 2020 (#293 → #335)
  • 60 spots since 2015 (#275 → #335)
  • Biggest jump: 17 spots in 2016 (#275 → #258)
  • Biggest drop: 28 spots in 2025 (#307 → #335)
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1880 at #44 (357 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 91 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 91 yrs · run 1880–1970
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 278
  • Highest: 1 in 278 boys born in 1883 were named Martin (0.36%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,693 boys born in 2025 (0.06%)
  • Its best rank, #44 in 1880, was only 1 in 309 (0.32%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 16.2% of all boys named Martin (50,994) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s3,595#44 (1880)#50
1890s3,254#56 (1891)#62
1900s3,346#64 (1901)#75
1910s16,097#73 (1914)#78
1920s24,243#78 (1921)#81
1930s21,927#83 (1930)#89
1940s31,402#83 (1949)#87
1950s50,994#69 (1957)#78
1960s49,116#62 (1963)#72
1970s24,267#93 (1970)#115
1980s23,226#116 (1988)#123
1990s25,331#113 (1990)#140
2000s18,762#175 (2000)#202
2010s13,356#257 (2010)#268
2020s6,645#288 (2023)#304

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Martin in 1910

girls
#1,935
7 births · 1 in 56,643 girls
boys
#86
396 births · 1 in 490 boys

Top girls' names in 1910

  1. #1Mary22,848
  2. #2Helen10,479
  3. #3Margaret8,226
  4. #4Dorothy7,318
  5. #5Ruth7,212
  6. #6Anna6,436
  7. #7Elizabeth5,800
  8. #8Mildred5,692
  9. #9Marie4,790
  10. #10Alice4,671
  11. #1,935Martin7

Top boys' names in 1910

  1. #1John11,450
  2. #2James9,194
  3. #3William8,844
  4. #4Robert5,609
  5. #5George5,441
  6. #6Joseph5,228
  7. #7Charles4,784
  8. #8Frank3,768
  9. #9Edward3,407
  10. #10Henry2,899
  11. #86Martin396
More about 1910

girls

396,503 girls got a published name in 1910; 1 in 56,643 of them was named Martin, which outranked 30.6% of the 2,790 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Martin
  1. #1,773Willetta8
  2. #1,773Zela8
  3. #1,773Zylpha8
  4. #1,935Martin7
  5. #1,935Adelene7
  6. #1,935Aldora7
  7. #1,935Aleta7
  8. #2,140Abby6
  9. #2,140Adriana6
  10. #2,140Albirta6

Tied with 204 names at #1,935; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1909
Risers
  1. ↑ 960Alys#1,957 → #997
  2. ↑ 849Lannie#1,763 → #914
  3. ↑ 766Luz#1,763 → #997
  4. ↑ 762Vivien#1,607 → #845
  5. ↑ 693Buna#1,607 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 864Earl#909 → #1,773
  2. ↓ 864Fleta#909 → #1,773
  3. ↓ 783Elba#990 → #1,773
  4. ↓ 644Odile#990 → #1,634
  5. ↓ 576Claribel#845 → #1,421

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

194,208 boys got a published name in 1910; 1 in 490 of them was named Martin, which outranked 95.3% of the 1,839 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Martin
  1. #83Philip418
  2. #84Marvin413
  3. #85Alvin401
  4. #86Martin396
  5. #87Luther383
  6. #88Everett382
  7. #88Harvey382
Biggest movers since 1909
Risers
  1. ↑ 711Emma#1,440 → #729
  2. ↑ 679Arturo#1,277 → #598
  3. ↑ 679Sammy#1,277 → #598
  4. ↑ 658Tracy#1,440 → #782
  5. ↑ 623Issac#1,277 → #654
Fallers
  1. ↓ 833Hadley#756 → #1,589
  2. ↓ 785Cedric#804 → #1,589
  3. ↓ 707Waymon#714 → #1,421
  4. ↓ 696Hughie#893 → #1,589
  5. ↓ 696Maceo#893 → #1,589

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1910 →