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
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 357 births
- Debut · boys
- 357 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 91 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 315,561since 1880
Martin over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | #335 | 1,009 | |
| 2024 | — | #307 | 1,105 | |
| 2023 | — | #288 | 1,152 | |
| 2022 | — | #303 | 1,108 | |
| 2021 | — | #300 | 1,103 | |
| 2020 | — | #293 | 1,168 | |
| 2019 | — | #281 | 1,253 | |
| 2018 | — | #272 | 1,296 | |
| 2017 | — | #282 | 1,283 | |
| 2016 | — | #258 | 1,396 | |
| 2015 | — | #275 | 1,344 | |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #259 | 1,434 |
| 2013 | — | #265 | 1,346 | |
| 2012 | — | #265 | 1,350 | |
| 2011 | — | #262 | 1,321 | |
| 2010 | — | #257 | 1,333 | |
| 2009 | — | #234 | 1,526 | |
| 2008 | — | #221 | 1,700 | |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | #208 | 1,881 |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #199 | 1,942 |
| 2005 | #11,834 | 8 | #206 | 1,836 |
| 2004 | — | #203 | 1,858 | |
| 2003 | — | #198 | 1,889 | |
| 2002 | #12,187 | 7 | #192 | 1,959 |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | #182 | 2,061 |
| 2000 | — | #175 | 2,110 | |
| 1999 | — | #173 | 2,036 | |
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 | #165 | 2,068 |
| 1997 | #9,017 | 9 | #155 | 2,230 |
| 1996 | #9,581 | 8 | #152 | 2,282 |
| 1995 | #6,257 | 14 | #147 | 2,398 |
| 1994 | #6,672 | 13 | #135 | 2,594 |
| 1993 | #4,524 | 22 | #124 | 2,818 |
| 1992 | #5,718 | 16 | #118 | 2,932 |
| 1991 | #5,949 | 15 | #115 | 2,893 |
| 1990 | #3,909 | 26 | #113 | 3,080 |
| 1989 | #4,522 | 20 | #117 | 2,797 |
| 1988 | #4,496 | 19 | #116 | 2,652 |
| 1987 | #3,101 | 30 | #118 | 2,406 |
| 1986 | #2,620 | 37 | #119 | 2,377 |
| 1985 | #3,621 | 23 | #132 | 2,136 |
| 1984 | #3,726 | 21 | #126 | 2,136 |
| 1983 | #4,476 | 16 | #122 | 2,175 |
| 1982 | #3,093 | 28 | #126 | 2,169 |
| 1981 | #4,005 | 19 | #127 | 2,151 |
| 1980 | #3,609 | 22 | #123 | 2,227 |
| 1979 | #3,333 | 24 | #133 | 2,019 |
| 1978 | #3,777 | 19 | #126 | 2,050 |
| 1977 | #3,176 | 24 | #125 | 2,155 |
| 1976 | #4,363 | 14 | #118 | 2,168 |
| 1975 | #4,141 | 15 | #119 | 2,162 |
| 1974 | #3,426 | 19 | #109 | 2,371 |
| 1973 | #3,635 | 17 | #108 | 2,399 |
| 1972 | #3,062 | 21 | #117 | 2,421 |
| 1971 | #3,652 | 17 | #105 | 3,022 |
| 1970 | #3,311 | 19 | #93 | 3,500 |
| 1969 | #2,844 | 22 | #78 | 3,758 |
| 1968 | #2,360 | 27 | #68 | 4,073 |
| 1967 | #2,706 | 21 | #80 | 3,834 |
| 1966 | #2,586 | 22 | #78 | 4,210 |
| 1965 | #2,345 | 26 | #67 | 4,932 |
| 1964 | #2,109 | 32 | #63 | 5,727 |
| 1963 | #2,960 | 18 | #62 | 6,073 |
| 1962 | #2,814 | 19 | #74 | 5,538 |
| 1961 | #2,752 | 20 | #73 | 5,476 |
| 1960 | #3,212 | 15 | #77 | 5,495 |
| 1959 | #3,104 | 15 | #79 | 5,353 |
| 1958 | #3,543 | 12 | #71 | 5,669 |
| 1957 | #2,563 | 20 | #69 | 5,965 |
| 1956 | #3,696 | 11 | #73 | 5,682 |
| 1955 | #2,472 | 20 | #77 | 5,068 |
| 1954 | #2,592 | 18 | #79 | 4,968 |
| 1953 | #3,480 | 11 | #82 | 4,778 |
| 1952 | #2,921 | 14 | #80 | 4,735 |
| 1951 | #3,284 | 11 | #81 | 4,596 |
| 1950 | #3,235 | 11 | #85 | 4,180 |
| 1949 | #3,393 | 10 | #83 | 3,903 |
| 1948 | #3,137 | 11 | #88 | 3,698 |
| 1947 | #2,898 | 13 | #90 | 3,724 |
| 1946 | #3,665 | 8 | #92 | 3,333 |
| 1945 | #3,676 | 7 | #90 | 2,823 |
| 1944 | #2,946 | 10 | #91 | 2,767 |
| 1943 | #3,249 | 9 | #83 | 3,081 |
| 1942 | #3,444 | 8 | #85 | 3,045 |
| 1941 | #2,846 | 10 | #85 | 2,605 |
| 1940 | #2,737 | 10 | #85 | 2,423 |
| 1939 | #2,417 | 12 | #91 | 2,192 |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 | #87 | 2,313 |
| 1937 | #2,317 | 13 | #87 | 2,278 |
| 1936 | #2,263 | 13 | #92 | 2,106 |
| 1935 | #2,095 | 15 | #93 | 2,116 |
| 1934 | #2,289 | 13 | #91 | 2,178 |
| 1933 | #2,161 | 14 | #89 | 2,064 |
| 1932 | #1,877 | 18 | #88 | 2,255 |
| 1931 | #2,427 | 12 | #91 | 2,103 |
| 1930 | #2,110 | 16 | #83 | 2,322 |
| 1929 | #1,555 | 25 | #83 | 2,308 |
| 1928 | #2,094 | 17 | #83 | 2,428 |
| 1927 | #1,885 | 21 | #87 | 2,383 |
| 1926 | #2,076 | 18 | #80 | 2,493 |
| 1925 | #2,617 | 13 | #83 | 2,417 |
| 1924 | #2,409 | 15 | #82 | 2,452 |
| 1923 | #2,264 | 16 | #80 | 2,460 |
| 1922 | #2,612 | 13 | #80 | 2,402 |
| 1921 | #2,378 | 15 | #78 | 2,461 |
| 1920 | #3,097 | 10 | #78 | 2,439 |
| 1919 | #2,264 | 15 | #81 | 2,204 |
| 1918 | — | #81 | 2,403 | |
| 1917 | #3,713 | 7 | #77 | 2,336 |
| 1916 | #2,658 | 11 | #81 | 2,122 |
| 1915 | #1,964 | 16 | #79 | 2,070 |
| 1914 | #1,818 | 14 | #73 | 1,676 |
| 1913 | #2,034 | 10 | #75 | 1,259 |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | #75 | 1,064 |
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 | #75 | 567 |
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 | #86 | 396 |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 | #79 | 391 |
| 1908 | — | #83 | 331 | |
| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 | #79 | 329 |
| 1906 | — | #75 | 334 | |
| 1905 | — | #75 | 332 | |
| 1904 | — | #71 | 334 | |
| 1903 | — | #77 | 283 | |
| 1902 | — | #72 | 325 | |
| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 | #64 | 304 |
| 1900 | — | #70 | 383 | |
| 1899 | — | #72 | 260 | |
| 1898 | #1,379 | 7 | #63 | 339 |
| 1897 | — | #60 | 312 | |
| 1896 | — | #61 | 343 | |
| 1895 | — | #65 | 317 | |
| 1894 | — | #66 | 299 | |
| 1893 | — | #61 | 347 | |
| 1892 | — | #61 | 359 | |
| 1891 | — | #56 | 331 | |
| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 | #57 | 347 |
| 1889 | — | #53 | 367 | |
| 1888 | — | #54 | 378 | |
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 | #51 | 331 |
| 1886 | — | #58 | 329 | |
| 1885 | — | #49 | 357 | |
| 1884 | — | #48 | 385 | |
| 1883 | — | #46 | 377 | |
| 1882 | — | #48 | 387 | |
| 1881 | — | #46 | 327 | |
| 1880 | — | #44 | 357 | |
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.
See more about Martin
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #44 (357 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 91 yrs · run 1880–1970
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 16.2% of all boys named Martin (50,994) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,595 | #44 (1880) | #50 |
| 1890s | 3,254 | #56 (1891) | #62 |
| 1900s | 3,346 | #64 (1901) | #75 |
| 1910s | 16,097 | #73 (1914) | #78 |
| 1920s | 24,243 | #78 (1921) | #81 |
| 1930s | 21,927 | #83 (1930) | #89 |
| 1940s | 31,402 | #83 (1949) | #87 |
| 1950s | 50,994 | #69 (1957) | #78 |
| 1960s | 49,116 | #62 (1963) | #72 |
| 1970s | 24,267 | #93 (1970) | #115 |
| 1980s | 23,226 | #116 (1988) | #123 |
| 1990s | 25,331 | #113 (1990) | #140 |
| 2000s | 18,762 | #175 (2000) | #202 |
| 2010s | 13,356 | #257 (2010) | #268 |
| 2020s | 6,645 | #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 1887
Top girls' names in 1887
Top boys' names in 1887
More about 1887
girls
145,981 girls got a published name in 1887; 1 in 29,196 of them was named Martin, which outranked 12.2% of the 1,306 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 159 names at #1,147; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
101,410 boys got a published name in 1887; 1 in 306 of them was named Martin, which outranked 95.2% of the 1,067 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 42.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.