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

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Peak · boys
1962 · 1,614 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
32,180
since 1896

Marty over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201964peak #802, 1957peak #186, 1962girlsboys
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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#7,88513#2,88443
2024—#2,59551
2023#7,64014#2,84844
2022#6,70717#2,96242
2021#15,2515#2,22563
2020#12,1427#2,72845
2019#9,11211#2,55651
2018#11,4278#3,44632
2017#7,84014#2,09166
2016—#2,88541
2015—#2,86441
2014#14,5586#2,49250
2013#11,0009#2,76342
2012—#2,48850
2011—#2,66345
2010—#2,91440
2009—#2,40153
2008#17,5045#2,46751
2007#15,4916#2,07166
2006—#2,54247
2005—#2,23753
2004#16,0995#2,31649
2003#13,8446#1,98758
2002#15,4325#1,72367
2001#10,1029#1,67769
2000—#1,37092
1999#12,6886#1,56071
1998#12,4266#1,28893
1997#7,28312#1,38679
1996#7,13012#1,112107
1995#13,3865#1,17297
1994#4,37623#943137
1993#6,26414#983121
1992#11,7386#956126
1991#13,1475#856149
1990#5,06018#780169
1989#8,7618#764168
1988#4,65318#684189
1987#3,74323#689172
1986#6,15611#672178
1985#3,85221#710155
1984#6,8109#635182
1983#5,45712#587209
1982#4,71615#564230
1981#3,25326#545240
1980#3,31825#481307
1979#3,54122#445333
1978#1,86253#433338
1977#1,87753#372442
1976#1,88348#349480
1975#1,65558#314573
1974#1,36975#300617
1973#1,23984#301588
1972#1,41469#303613
1971#1,22891#265822
1970#1,126104#251918
1969#1,25080#237962
1968#1,13389#2241,005
1967#1,23974#225979
1966#1,15385#223976
1965#1,13587#2051,221
1964#1,026110#1961,446
1963#865146#1861,590
1962#960122#1861,614
1961#943131#2011,459
1960#980119#1951,535
1959#988115#1981,454
1958#878134#1981,416
1957#802159#2011,347
1956#875130#2291,013
1955#1,08786#287618
1954#1,18072#348422
1953#98195#360359
1952#93598#414279
1951#891103#455222
1950#97886#498179
1949#97384#493182
1948#89694#516163
1947#1,06869#522169
1946#97074#529146
1945#87374#548119
1944#97164#64292
1943#95268#68188
1942#1,20643#69386
1941#1,35532#83458
1940#1,40429#90449
1939#1,42427#86750
1938#1,47526#92147
1937#1,63022#93245
1936#2,15314#1,09535
1935#3,1568#1,32626
1934#1,83418#1,24129
1933#2,68810#1,23029
1932#2,64411#1,35626
1931#1,87618#1,30228
1930#4,0476#1,25932
1929#1,95318#1,56422
1928#2,95410#1,76019
1927#2,69912#1,69221
1926#2,70812#1,72020
1925#4,9735#2,58811
1924#3,3939#1,72721
1923#4,3766#2,12315
1922#5,0095#1,69521
1921#3,4009#2,15215
1920#4,3986#2,45912
1919—#2,15214
1918#3,5128#2,54311
1917#4,5945#1,47923
1916—#1,84916
1915—#2,07013
1914—#1,54516
1913—#1,49713
1912—#1,7469
1911——
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1909—#1,2776
1908——
1907—#1,2006
1906——
1905—#1,2335
1904—#8748
1903—#8468
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1896—#9826
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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 1964

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedNHWashington: #156 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 921 boysWAIdaho: #141 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 657 boysIDMontana: #87 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 384 boysMTNorth Dakota: #126 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 686 boysNDMinnesota: #148 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,325 boysMNIllinois: #181 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 1,320 boysILWisconsin: #168 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,636 boysWIMichigan: #191 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,720 boysMINew York: #391 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 5,739 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedRIOregon: #144 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 817 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedNVWyoming: #115 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 471 boysWYSouth Dakota: #64 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 270 boysSDIowa: #102 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 673 boysIAIndiana: #137 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 924 boysINOhio: #193 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,778 boysOHPennsylvania: #315 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 5,360 boysPANew Jersey: #349 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,607 boysNJConnecticut: #281 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,754 boysCTCalifornia: #260 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 2,039 boysCAUtah: #124 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 604 boysUTColorado: #166 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,006 boysCONebraska: #121 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 790 boysNEMissouri: #159 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,002 boysMOKentucky: #96 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 520 boysKYWest Virginia: #188 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,555 boysWVVirginia: #204 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,380 boysVAMaryland: #339 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,703 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedDEArizona: #200 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,017 boysAZNew Mexico: #143 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 617 boysNMKansas: #144 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 852 boysKSArkansas: #91 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 433 boysARTennessee: #98 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 533 boysTNNorth Carolina: #105 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 540 boysNCSouth Carolina: #186 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,155 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #138 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 719 boysOKLouisiana: #202 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,019 boysLAMississippi: #174 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 899 boysMSAlabama: #155 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 835 boysALGeorgia: #156 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 851 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedHITexas: #240 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 1,294 boysTXFlorida: #212 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,316 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#64 · 1 in 270
  2. Montana#87 · 1 in 384
  3. Arkansas#91 · 1 in 433
  4. Kentucky#96 · 1 in 520
  5. Tennessee#98 · 1 in 533

Best ever in a state: #64 in South Dakota, 1964.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#64251 in 270
Montana#87171 in 384
Arkansas#91441 in 433
Kentucky#96631 in 520
Tennessee#98721 in 533
Iowa#102401 in 673
North Carolina#105911 in 540
Wyoming#11561 in 471
Nebraska#121181 in 790
Utah#124181 in 604
North Dakota#12691 in 686
Indiana#137551 in 924
Oklahoma#138301 in 719
Idaho#14191 in 657
New Mexico#143191 in 617
Kansas#144231 in 852
Oregon#144191 in 817
Minnesota#148281 in 1,325
Alabama#155421 in 835
Georgia#156561 in 851
Washington#156291 in 921
Missouri#159431 in 1,002
Colorado#166201 in 1,006
Wisconsin#168261 in 1,636
Mississippi#174281 in 899
Illinois#181801 in 1,320
South Carolina#186231 in 1,155
West Virginia#188111 in 1,555
Michigan#191491 in 1,720
Ohio#193571 in 1,778
Arizona#200161 in 1,017
Louisiana#202391 in 1,019
Virginia#204311 in 1,380
Florida#212401 in 1,316
Texas#240871 in 1,294
California#260901 in 2,039
Connecticut#28171 in 3,754
Pennsylvania#315201 in 5,360
Maryland#33971 in 4,703
New Jersey#349111 in 5,607
New York#391301 in 5,739
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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 Marty
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
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s6#982 (1896)#982
1900s33#846 (1903)#1,086
1910s115#1,479 (1917)#1,860
1920s177#1,564 (1929)#1,948
1930s347#867 (1939)#1,153
1940s1,152#493 (1949)#636
1950s7,309#198 (1959)#319
1960s12,787#186 (1962)#208
1970s5,724#251 (1970)#333
1980s2,030#481 (1980)#633
1990s1,149#780 (1990)#1,104
2000s605#1,370 (2000)#2,079
2010s458#2,091 (2017)#2,716
2020s288#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 1964

girls
#1,026
110 births · 1 in 17,226 girls
boys
#196
1,446 births · 1 in 1,378 boys

Top girls' names in 1964

  1. #1Lisa54,270
  2. #2Mary40,985
  3. #3Susan31,515
  4. #4Karen30,243
  5. #5Patricia26,091
  6. #6Kimberly24,128
  7. #7Donna23,808
  8. #8Linda23,629
  9. #9Cynthia20,321
  10. #10Tammy20,043
  11. #1,026Marty110

Top boys' names in 1964

  1. #1Michael82,617
  2. #2John82,508
  3. #3David75,043
  4. #4James73,026
  5. #5Robert69,980
  6. #6Mark45,261
  7. #7William44,224
  8. #8Richard40,098
  9. #9Thomas34,463
  10. #10Jeffrey30,728
  11. #196Marty1,446
More about 1964

girls

1,894,855 girls got a published name in 1964; 1 in 17,226 of them was named Marty, which outranked 86.9% of the 7,806 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marty
  1. #1,021Jacque111
  2. #1,021Jeanmarie111
  3. #1,021Ora111
  4. #1,026Marty110
  5. #1,026Carmel110
  6. #1,026Darcie110
  7. #1,026Doretha110
  8. #1,032Bonny109
  9. #1,032Celestine109
  10. #1,032Charisse109

Tied with 5 names at #1,026; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,987Anjanette#5,891 → #904
  2. ↑ 2,403Deneen#2,619 → #216
  3. ↑ 2,162Denine#3,066 → #904
  4. ↑ 1,303Daneen#2,211 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,137Kecia#1,754 → #617
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Leisha#993 → #1,334
  2. ↓ 320Cary#973 → #1,293
  3. ↓ 317Lisha#929 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 281Cecile#973 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 276Alexis#790 → #1,066

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

boys

1,992,698 boys got a published name in 1964; 1 in 1,378 of them was named Marty, which outranked 95.7% of the 4,594 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marty
  1. #193Andy1,470
  2. #194Lloyd1,460
  3. #195Alvin1,459
  4. #196Marty1,446
  5. #197Leslie1,445
  6. #198Bob1,432
  7. #199Doug1,409
Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 864Deron#1,548 → #684
  2. ↑ 653Cassius#1,513 → #860
  3. ↑ 392Kipp#1,215 → #823
  4. ↑ 363Fitzgerald#1,052 → #689
  5. ↑ 334Adrain#1,279 → #945
Fallers
  1. ↓ 286Farrell#886 → #1,172
  2. ↓ 283Tal#813 → #1,096
  3. ↓ 278Laura#921 → #1,199
  4. ↓ 272Pamela#947 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 270Huey#891 → #1,161

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

See the top 100 for 1964 →