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.
Where Martin is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Alaska#23 · 1 in 61
- New York#27 · 1 in 138
- New Jersey#43 · 1 in 211
- Connecticut#44 · 1 in 201
- Massachusetts#55 · 1 in 347
Best ever in a state: #16 in Nevada, 1916.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #23 | 6 | 1 in 61 |
| New York | #27 | 639 | 1 in 138 |
| New Jersey | #43 | 121 | 1 in 211 |
| Connecticut | #44 | 52 | 1 in 201 |
| Massachusetts | #55 | 83 | 1 in 347 |
| Maryland | #61 | 40 | 1 in 312 |
| Pennsylvania | #65 | 209 | 1 in 365 |
| District of Columbia | #66 | 16 | 1 in 330 |
| Montana | #68 | 16 | 1 in 273 |
| Delaware | #70 | 5 | 1 in 334 |
| Illinois | #70 | 152 | 1 in 375 |
| Ohio | #80 | 111 | 1 in 475 |
| New Mexico | #84 | 18 | 1 in 315 |
| California | #91 | 107 | 1 in 440 |
| Michigan | #97 | 77 | 1 in 575 |
| Minnesota | #97 | 45 | 1 in 499 |
| Wisconsin | #98 | 43 | 1 in 577 |
| New Hampshire | #100 | 5 | 1 in 620 |
| Hawaii | #104 | 6 | 1 in 546 |
| Washington | #106 | 20 | 1 in 588 |
| Texas | #109 | 113 | 1 in 524 |
| Oregon | #115 | 12 | 1 in 586 |
| Maine | #117 | 10 | 1 in 622 |
| North Dakota | #122 | 9 | 1 in 588 |
| Nebraska | #124 | 16 | 1 in 625 |
| Colorado | #129 | 14 | 1 in 667 |
| Missouri | #133 | 36 | 1 in 772 |
| Kansas | #135 | 20 | 1 in 663 |
| Iowa | #139 | 23 | 1 in 872 |
| West Virginia | #150 | 22 | 1 in 871 |
| Indiana | #152 | 25 | 1 in 1,080 |
| Idaho | #156 | 6 | 1 in 759 |
| Louisiana | #159 | 26 | 1 in 823 |
| Oklahoma | #159 | 23 | 1 in 917 |
| Kentucky | #165 | 27 | 1 in 1,036 |
| Tennessee | #171 | 22 | 1 in 1,219 |
| Mississippi | #184 | 18 | 1 in 1,191 |
| Utah | #191 | 5 | 1 in 1,054 |
| Virginia | #201 | 16 | 1 in 1,456 |
| South Carolina | #204 | 13 | 1 in 1,492 |
| Florida | #207 | 10 | 1 in 1,382 |
| Georgia | #218 | 17 | 1 in 1,740 |
| North Carolina | #238 | 21 | 1 in 1,701 |
| Arkansas | #255 | 9 | 1 in 2,022 |
| Alabama | #262 | 12 | 1 in 2,292 |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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 1938
Top girls' names in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 137,932 of them was named Martin, which outranked 36.3% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,940Waynette9
- #2,940Williemae9
- #2,940Wynelle9
- #3,181Martin8
- #3,181Adelfa8
- #3,181Adonna8
- #3,181Aiko8
- #3,450Abelina7
- #3,450Adalee7
- #3,450Adalia7
Tied with 268 names at #3,181; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 480 of them was named Martin, which outranked 97.8% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.