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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201979peak #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
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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 1979

  • 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: #324 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,293 boysWAIdaho: #221 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,684 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #299 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,447 boysMNIllinois: #523 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 6,442 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedWIMichigan: #458 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 6,703 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedRIOregon: #354 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,873 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedSDIowa: #191 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,847 boysIAIndiana: #504 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,212 boysINOhio: #364 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 5,025 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #767 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 12,838 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedCONebraska: #238 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,391 boysNEMissouri: #265 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,624 boysMOKentucky: #213 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,011 boysKYWest Virginia: #249 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,779 boysWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #285 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,708 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedKSArkansas: #255 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,992 boysARTennessee: #154 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,027 boysTNNorth Carolina: #322 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,889 boysNCSouth Carolina: #312 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,340 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #301 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,668 boysOKLouisiana: #433 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,490 boysLAMississippi: #278 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,893 boysMSAlabama: #257 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,076 boysALGeorgia: #354 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,274 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Marty, so not publishedHITexas: #489 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 4,933 boysTXFlorida: #542 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,082 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Tennessee#154 · 1 in 1,027
  2. Iowa#191 · 1 in 1,847
  3. Kentucky#213 · 1 in 2,011
  4. Idaho#221 · 1 in 1,684
  5. Nebraska#238 · 1 in 2,391

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Tennessee#154321 in 1,027
Iowa#191121 in 1,847
Kentucky#213141 in 2,011
Idaho#22151 in 1,684
Nebraska#23851 in 2,391
West Virginia#24951 in 2,779
Arkansas#25581 in 1,992
Alabama#257131 in 2,076
Missouri#265141 in 2,624
Mississippi#278101 in 1,893
New Mexico#28561 in 1,708
Minnesota#29971 in 4,447
Oklahoma#30181 in 2,668
South Carolina#31291 in 2,340
North Carolina#322131 in 2,889
Washington#32491 in 3,293
Georgia#354121 in 3,274
Oregon#35451 in 3,873
Ohio#364161 in 5,025
Louisiana#433101 in 3,490
Michigan#458101 in 6,703
Texas#489251 in 4,933
Indiana#50451 in 8,212
Illinois#523131 in 6,442
Florida#54291 in 6,082
California#767141 in 12,838
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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 1979

girls
#3,541
22 births · 1 in 72,967 girls
boys
#445
333 births · 1 in 5,170 boys

Top girls' names in 1979

  1. #1Jennifer56,712
  2. #2Melissa34,050
  3. #3Amanda31,924
  4. #4Jessica27,780
  5. #5Amy21,609
  6. #6Sarah21,015
  7. #7Heather20,834
  8. #8Angela20,256
  9. #9Nicole19,510
  10. #10Michelle19,266
  11. #3,541Marty22

Top boys' names in 1979

  1. #1Michael67,713
  2. #2Christopher50,659
  3. #3Jason50,369
  4. #4David42,053
  5. #5James39,351
  6. #6Matthew35,621
  7. #7John35,410
  8. #8Robert34,015
  9. #9Joshua31,120
  10. #10Brian28,659
  11. #445Marty333
More about 1979

girls

1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 72,967 of them was named Marty, which outranked 70.4% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marty
  1. #3,442Trang23
  2. #3,442Valery23
  3. #3,442Vincent23
  4. #3,541Marty22
  5. #3,541Alonda22
  6. #3,541Alondra22
  7. #3,541Alva22
  8. #3,668Alise21
  9. #3,668Allyssa21
  10. #3,668Alyshia21

Tied with 126 names at #3,541; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,593Breanne#2,125 → #532
  2. ↑ 1,527Loni#2,516 → #989
  3. ↑ 1,287Renata#2,012 → #725
  4. ↑ 985Ashanti#1,862 → #877
  5. ↑ 896Nicolette#1,581 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 392Christel#762 → #1,154
  2. ↓ 312Kenisha#557 → #869
  3. ↓ 297Ariane#887 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 285Imelda#947 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 252Farrah#539 → #791

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

boys

1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 5,170 of them was named Marty, which outranked 93.7% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marty
  1. #440Myron336
  2. #443Collin335
  3. #444Alonzo334
  4. #445Marty333
  5. #446Alexis331
  6. #447Dan329
  7. #447Otis329
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,228Tyrel#2,134 → #906
  2. ↑ 471Jace#1,186 → #715
  3. ↑ 387Chaz#1,371 → #984
  4. ↑ 311Tyrell#1,051 → #740
  5. ↑ 308Frederic#1,203 → #895
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,230Dequan#927 → #2,157
  2. ↓ 641Rahsaan#869 → #1,510
  3. ↓ 446Chip#989 → #1,435
  4. ↓ 308Rashaun#996 → #1,304
  5. ↓ 307Kenya#749 → #1,056

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

See the top 100 for 1979 →