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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201919peak #44, 1880boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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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 1919

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedAKMaine: #94 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 442 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #66 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 309 boysNHWashington: #88 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 426 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedIDMontana: #98 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 441 boysMTNorth Dakota: #70 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 233 boysNDMinnesota: #73 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 304 boysMNIllinois: #75 for boys · 127 births · 1 in 388 boysILWisconsin: #78 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 317 boysWIMichigan: #83 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 440 boysMINew York: #49 for boys · 429 births · 1 in 196 boysNYMassachusetts: #70 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 389 boysMARhode Island: #120 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 915 boysRIOregon: #86 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 388 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #74 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 272 boysSDIowa: #87 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 413 boysIAIndiana: #146 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,064 boysINOhio: #74 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 363 boysOHPennsylvania: #59 for boys · 271 births · 1 in 292 boysPANew Jersey: #44 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 198 boysNJConnecticut: #67 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 363 boysCTCalifornia: #77 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 428 boysCAUtah: #110 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 379 boysUTColorado: #141 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 715 boysCONebraska: #90 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 371 boysNEMissouri: #94 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 488 boysMOKentucky: #159 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 991 boysKYWest Virginia: #159 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 956 boysWVVirginia: #143 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 871 boysVAMaryland: #60 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 312 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedDEArizona: #62 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 233 boysAZNew Mexico: #155 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 636 boysNMKansas: #90 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 389 boysKSArkansas: #169 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 905 boysARTennessee: #139 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 912 boysTNNorth Carolina: #187 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,226 boysNCSouth Carolina: #173 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,126 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #165 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 854 boysOKLouisiana: #132 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 617 boysLAMississippi: #148 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 852 boysMSAlabama: #190 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,274 boysALGeorgia: #190 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,410 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Martin, so not publishedHITexas: #101 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 491 boysTXFlorida: #159 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 898 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Jersey#44 · 1 in 198
  2. New York#49 · 1 in 196
  3. Pennsylvania#59 · 1 in 292
  4. Maryland#60 · 1 in 312
  5. Arizona#62 · 1 in 233

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#441351 in 198
New York#494291 in 196
Pennsylvania#592711 in 292
Maryland#60381 in 312
Arizona#62141 in 233
New Hampshire#6691 in 309
Connecticut#67331 in 363
Massachusetts#70781 in 389
North Dakota#70271 in 233
Minnesota#73631 in 304
Ohio#741201 in 363
South Dakota#74211 in 272
Illinois#751271 in 388
California#77511 in 428
Wisconsin#78641 in 317
Michigan#83661 in 440
Oregon#86131 in 388
Iowa#87451 in 413
Washington#88211 in 426
Kansas#90361 in 389
Nebraska#90291 in 371
Maine#94121 in 442
Missouri#94521 in 488
Montana#98111 in 441
Texas#101921 in 491
Utah#110111 in 379
Rhode Island#12051 in 915
Louisiana#132291 in 617
Tennessee#139241 in 912
Colorado#141101 in 715
Virginia#143251 in 871
Indiana#146201 in 1,064
Mississippi#148231 in 852
New Mexico#15551 in 636
Florida#159101 in 898
Kentucky#159231 in 991
West Virginia#159141 in 956
Oklahoma#165221 in 854
Arkansas#169191 in 905
South Carolina#173181 in 1,126
North Carolina#187251 in 1,226
Alabama#190201 in 1,274
Georgia#190221 in 1,410
Alaska———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Nevada———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

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 1919

girls
#2,264
15 births · 1 in 75,341 girls
boys
#81
2,204 births · 1 in 445 boys

Top girls' names in 1919

  1. #1Mary65,836
  2. #2Helen33,706
  3. #3Dorothy31,733
  4. #4Margaret26,238
  5. #5Ruth24,562
  6. #6Mildred17,300
  7. #7Virginia15,636
  8. #8Elizabeth15,287
  9. #9Frances15,106
  10. #10Anna14,498
  11. #2,264Martin15

Top boys' names in 1919

  1. #1John53,522
  2. #2William43,969
  3. #3James42,392
  4. #4Robert41,025
  5. #5Charles25,192
  6. #6George25,170
  7. #7Joseph24,266
  8. #8Edward18,536
  9. #9Frank15,701
  10. #10Thomas13,434
  11. #81Martin2,204
More about 1919

girls

1,130,117 girls got a published name in 1919; 1 in 75,341 of them was named Martin, which outranked 59.3% of the 5,559 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Martin
  1. #2,156Wessie16
  2. #2,156Wilhelmenia16
  3. #2,156Willette16
  4. #2,264Martin15
  5. #2,264Adalene15
  6. #2,264Albertia15
  7. #2,264Alliene15
  8. #2,384Aldora14
  9. #2,384Aleatha14
  10. #2,384Almeter14

Tied with 119 names at #2,264; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. ↑ 851Gregoria#1,805 → #954
  2. ↑ 443Concha#1,333 → #890
  3. ↑ 390Arlena#1,299 → #909
  4. ↑ 353Marina#1,255 → #902
  5. ↑ 333Roselle#1,333 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,019Liberty#585 → #1,604
  2. ↓ 840Victory#809 → #1,649
  3. ↓ 567Karen#960 → #1,527
  4. ↓ 404Zena#989 → #1,393
  5. ↓ 359Malvina#989 → #1,348

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

boys

980,122 boys got a published name in 1919; 1 in 445 of them was named Martin, which outranked 98.3% of the 4,810 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Martin
  1. #78Cecil2,300
  2. #79Benjamin2,279
  3. #80Leon2,250
  4. #81Martin2,204
  5. #82Lee2,189
  6. #83Warren2,180
  7. #84Glenn2,153
Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. ↑ 446Quinten#1,313 → #867
  2. ↑ 432Dempsey#1,012 → #580
  3. ↑ 341Winton#1,231 → #890
  4. ↑ 334Donnie#1,211 → #877
  5. ↑ 332Edsel#1,062 → #730
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,008Foch#869 → #2,877
  2. ↓ 582Carmel#949 → #1,531
  3. ↓ 403Eligah#918 → #1,321
  4. ↓ 398Nels#809 → #1,207
  5. ↓ 355Myer#966 → #1,321

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

See the top 100 for 1919 →