Marty
#7,885 for girls in 2025, 13 births · #2,884 for boys in 2025, 43 births
Given to boys 88.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1962 · 1,614 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 32,180since 1896
Marty over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #7,885 | 13 | #2,884 | 43 |
| 2024 | — | #2,595 | 51 | |
| 2023 | #7,640 | 14 | #2,848 | 44 |
| 2022 | #6,707 | 17 | #2,962 | 42 |
| 2021 | #15,251 | 5 | #2,225 | 63 |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | #2,728 | 45 |
| 2019 | #9,112 | 11 | #2,556 | 51 |
| 2018 | #11,427 | 8 | #3,446 | 32 |
| 2017 | #7,840 | 14 | #2,091 | 66 |
| 2016 | — | #2,885 | 41 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,864 | 41 | |
| 2014 | #14,558 | 6 | #2,492 | 50 |
| 2013 | #11,000 | 9 | #2,763 | 42 |
| 2012 | — | #2,488 | 50 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,663 | 45 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,914 | 40 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,401 | 53 | |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #2,467 | 51 |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | #2,071 | 66 |
| 2006 | — | #2,542 | 47 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,237 | 53 | |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #2,316 | 49 |
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 | #1,987 | 58 |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #1,723 | 67 |
| 2001 | #10,102 | 9 | #1,677 | 69 |
| 2000 | — | #1,370 | 92 | |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | #1,560 | 71 |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #1,288 | 93 |
| 1997 | #7,283 | 12 | #1,386 | 79 |
| 1996 | #7,130 | 12 | #1,112 | 107 |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #1,172 | 97 |
| 1994 | #4,376 | 23 | #943 | 137 |
| 1993 | #6,264 | 14 | #983 | 121 |
| 1992 | #11,738 | 6 | #956 | 126 |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #856 | 149 |
| 1990 | #5,060 | 18 | #780 | 169 |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | #764 | 168 |
| 1988 | #4,653 | 18 | #684 | 189 |
| 1987 | #3,743 | 23 | #689 | 172 |
| 1986 | #6,156 | 11 | #672 | 178 |
| 1985 | #3,852 | 21 | #710 | 155 |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 | #635 | 182 |
| 1983 | #5,457 | 12 | #587 | 209 |
| 1982 | #4,716 | 15 | #564 | 230 |
| 1981 | #3,253 | 26 | #545 | 240 |
| 1980 | #3,318 | 25 | #481 | 307 |
| 1979 | #3,541 | 22 | #445 | 333 |
| 1978 | #1,862 | 53 | #433 | 338 |
| 1977 | #1,877 | 53 | #372 | 442 |
| 1976 | #1,883 | 48 | #349 | 480 |
| 1975 | #1,655 | 58 | #314 | 573 |
| 1974 | #1,369 | 75 | #300 | 617 |
| 1973 | #1,239 | 84 | #301 | 588 |
| 1972 | #1,414 | 69 | #303 | 613 |
| 1971 | #1,228 | 91 | #265 | 822 |
| 1970 | #1,126 | 104 | #251 | 918 |
| 1969 | #1,250 | 80 | #237 | 962 |
| 1968 | #1,133 | 89 | #224 | 1,005 |
| 1967 | #1,239 | 74 | #225 | 979 |
| 1966 | #1,153 | 85 | #223 | 976 |
| 1965 | #1,135 | 87 | #205 | 1,221 |
| 1964 | #1,026 | 110 | #196 | 1,446 |
| 1963 | #865 | 146 | #186 | 1,590 |
| 1962 | #960 | 122 | #186 | 1,614 |
| 1961 | #943 | 131 | #201 | 1,459 |
| 1960 | #980 | 119 | #195 | 1,535 |
| 1959 | #988 | 115 | #198 | 1,454 |
| 1958 | #878 | 134 | #198 | 1,416 |
| 1957 | #802 | 159 | #201 | 1,347 |
| 1956 | #875 | 130 | #229 | 1,013 |
| 1955 | #1,087 | 86 | #287 | 618 |
| 1954 | #1,180 | 72 | #348 | 422 |
| 1953 | #981 | 95 | #360 | 359 |
| 1952 | #935 | 98 | #414 | 279 |
| 1951 | #891 | 103 | #455 | 222 |
| 1950 | #978 | 86 | #498 | 179 |
| 1949 | #973 | 84 | #493 | 182 |
| 1948 | #896 | 94 | #516 | 163 |
| 1947 | #1,068 | 69 | #522 | 169 |
| 1946 | #970 | 74 | #529 | 146 |
| 1945 | #873 | 74 | #548 | 119 |
| 1944 | #971 | 64 | #642 | 92 |
| 1943 | #952 | 68 | #681 | 88 |
| 1942 | #1,206 | 43 | #693 | 86 |
| 1941 | #1,355 | 32 | #834 | 58 |
| 1940 | #1,404 | 29 | #904 | 49 |
| 1939 | #1,424 | 27 | #867 | 50 |
| 1938 | #1,475 | 26 | #921 | 47 |
| 1937 | #1,630 | 22 | #932 | 45 |
| 1936 | #2,153 | 14 | #1,095 | 35 |
| 1935 | #3,156 | 8 | #1,326 | 26 |
| 1934 | #1,834 | 18 | #1,241 | 29 |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | #1,230 | 29 |
| 1932 | #2,644 | 11 | #1,356 | 26 |
| 1931 | #1,876 | 18 | #1,302 | 28 |
| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | #1,259 | 32 |
| 1929 | #1,953 | 18 | #1,564 | 22 |
| 1928 | #2,954 | 10 | #1,760 | 19 |
| 1927 | #2,699 | 12 | #1,692 | 21 |
| 1926 | #2,708 | 12 | #1,720 | 20 |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #2,588 | 11 |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 | #1,727 | 21 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #2,123 | 15 |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #1,695 | 21 |
| 1921 | #3,400 | 9 | #2,152 | 15 |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | #2,459 | 12 |
| 1919 | — | #2,152 | 14 | |
| 1918 | #3,512 | 8 | #2,543 | 11 |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #1,479 | 23 |
| 1916 | — | #1,849 | 16 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,070 | 13 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,545 | 16 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,497 | 13 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,746 | 9 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | #1,277 | 6 | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | #1,200 | 6 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | #1,233 | 5 | |
| 1904 | — | #874 | 8 | |
| 1903 | — | #846 | 8 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #982 | 6 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
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First appearance
1896
The first year at least five boys were named Marty! It came in at #982, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1897–1902, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Marty is popular in 1961
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- North Dakota#78 · 1 in 382
- Kentucky#102 · 1 in 547
- South Dakota#104 · 1 in 517
- Iowa#105 · 1 in 658
- Tennessee#112 · 1 in 580
Best ever in a state: #64 in South Dakota, 1964.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #78 | 19 | 1 in 382 |
| Kentucky | #102 | 63 | 1 in 547 |
| South Dakota | #104 | 15 | 1 in 517 |
| Iowa | #105 | 46 | 1 in 658 |
| Tennessee | #112 | 68 | 1 in 580 |
| Oregon | #113 | 32 | 1 in 549 |
| Arkansas | #114 | 38 | 1 in 515 |
| Nebraska | #117 | 23 | 1 in 702 |
| North Carolina | #127 | 79 | 1 in 669 |
| Oklahoma | #135 | 34 | 1 in 692 |
| Alabama | #139 | 52 | 1 in 720 |
| Minnesota | #141 | 35 | 1 in 1,178 |
| Nevada | #144 | 5 | 1 in 648 |
| Idaho | #145 | 11 | 1 in 656 |
| Mississippi | #151 | 36 | 1 in 750 |
| Washington | #155 | 32 | 1 in 962 |
| Montana | #162 | 9 | 1 in 855 |
| Utah | #165 | 15 | 1 in 811 |
| Georgia | #167 | 53 | 1 in 902 |
| Wisconsin | #167 | 29 | 1 in 1,635 |
| Missouri | #169 | 44 | 1 in 1,100 |
| South Carolina | #179 | 28 | 1 in 1,014 |
| Indiana | #181 | 39 | 1 in 1,389 |
| Michigan | #181 | 63 | 1 in 1,480 |
| Colorado | #183 | 19 | 1 in 1,157 |
| West Virginia | #191 | 13 | 1 in 1,447 |
| California | #207 | 137 | 1 in 1,380 |
| Ohio | #211 | 54 | 1 in 2,066 |
| Virginia | #211 | 28 | 1 in 1,546 |
| Illinois | #214 | 62 | 1 in 1,837 |
| Kansas | #215 | 14 | 1 in 1,600 |
| New Mexico | #223 | 11 | 1 in 1,209 |
| Maryland | #230 | 15 | 1 in 2,188 |
| Louisiana | #249 | 26 | 1 in 1,587 |
| Texas | #250 | 86 | 1 in 1,391 |
| District of Columbia | #261 | 6 | 1 in 2,474 |
| Florida | #268 | 27 | 1 in 2,036 |
| Arizona | #279 | 9 | 1 in 1,883 |
| Pennsylvania | #333 | 19 | 1 in 6,216 |
| New York | #373 | 33 | 1 in 5,441 |
| New Jersey | #423 | 7 | 1 in 9,016 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| 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.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 289 spots since 2024 (#2,595 → #2,884)
- 156 spots since 2020 (#2,728 → #2,884)
- 20 spots since 2015 (#2,864 → #2,884)
- Biggest jump: 163 spots in 1937 (#1,095 → #932)
- Biggest drop: 359 spots in 1905 (#874 → #1,233)
Rise & fade · boys
66 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1896
- Peaked 1962 at #186 (1,614 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 61 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 61 yrs · run 1937–1994
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,277
- Highest: 1 in 1,277 boys born in 1963 were named Marty (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 39,723 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #186 in 1962, was only 1 in 1,282 (0.08%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1960s
- 39.7% of all boys named Marty (12,787) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 | #982 (1896) | #982 |
| 1900s | 33 | #846 (1903) | #1,086 |
| 1910s | 115 | #1,479 (1917) | #1,860 |
| 1920s | 177 | #1,564 (1929) | #1,948 |
| 1930s | 347 | #867 (1939) | #1,153 |
| 1940s | 1,152 | #493 (1949) | #636 |
| 1950s | 7,309 | #198 (1959) | #319 |
| 1960s | 12,787 | #186 (1962) | #208 |
| 1970s | 5,724 | #251 (1970) | #333 |
| 1980s | 2,030 | #481 (1980) | #633 |
| 1990s | 1,149 | #780 (1990) | #1,104 |
| 2000s | 605 | #1,370 (2000) | #2,079 |
| 2010s | 458 | #2,091 (2017) | #2,716 |
| 2020s | 288 | #2,225 (2021) | #2,707 |
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.
Marty in 1961
girls
#943
131 births · 1 in 15,408 girls
boys
#201
1,459 births · 1 in 1,456 boys
Top girls' names in 1961
Top boys' names in 1961
More about 1961
girls
2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 15,408 of them was named Marty, which outranked 87.5% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 1,456 of them was named Marty, which outranked 95.7% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Marty
Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.