Martin
Following is a list of people with the given name Martin:
- English
- French
- German
- Swedish
Meaning & Origin of Martin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Following is a list of people with the given name Martin:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- French
- German
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
- Estonian
- Russian
- Romanian
- Czech
- Slovak
- Slovene
- Croatian
- Serbian
- Hungarian
- Bulgarian
- Macedonian
- Finnish
- Spanish
- Norman
The Story of Martin
Martin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 357 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1963: 6,070 births, good for #62 nationwide. As of 2026, Martin ranks #310 for baby boys with 1,101 births, gradually falling (-9%). All told, over 317K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Martin
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Martin. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Martin
Phonetically similar names — useful when Martin is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Martin
Martin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 317K births in the dataset. Martin's peak popularity came in 1963 when it ranked #44. Use the chart and map above to compare Martin'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.