Marti
Marti is a name with a single cultural origin: Catalan.
- Catalan
Meaning & Origin of Marti
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marti is a name with a single cultural origin: Catalan.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Catalan
The Story of Marti
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Marti as a girl name dates back to 1936, when 8 babies received it. 1969 was its biggest year on record, with 140 newborns named Marti — #890 in the national rankings. About 27% of every Marti on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Marti last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Marti first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1953, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1960: 18 births, good for #1,910 nationwide. About 46% of every Marti on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Marti last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 233 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Marti
Marti is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1936 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Marti's peak popularity came in 1969 when it ranked #890. Use the chart and map above to compare Marti's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.