Marty

Where Marty comes from

From Martin + -y.
— Wiktionary's entry for Marty
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1896
    First appearance
    #982 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1934
    Marty Feldman born
    British author, actor, comedian and director
  3. 1962
    Marty Friedman born
    American guitarist
  4. 1962
    Peak, #186
    1,614 babies named Marty — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1972
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #303.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given names Martin and Marten.
  • A diminutive of the female given name Martha, or less often, of Martina.
Namesakes
  • Marty Feldman · British author, actor, comedian and director, 1934–1982
  • Marty Friedman · American guitarist, born 1962
  • Marty Robbins · American country singer, 1925–1982
  • Marty Riessen · US tennis player, born 1941
  • Marty Turco · Canadian ice hockey player, born 1975

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.