Martine
Martine is a feminine given name and a surname.
Meaning & Origin of Martine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Martine is a feminine given name and a surname.
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The Story of Martine
As a girl name
Martine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1894, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1981, when 205 Martines were born — ranking #791 that year. As of 2026, Martine ranks #10,293 for girls with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 3K Martines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Martine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1929, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1986, when 13 Martines were born — ranking #3,440 that year. As of 2026, Martine ranks #12,323 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 313 Martines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Martine
Martine is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1894 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Martine's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #791. Use the chart and map above to compare Martine'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 .
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