Martino
Martino is a male given name, the Italian form of Martin.
- Italian
- Galician
Meaning & Origin of Martino
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Martino is a male given name, the Italian form of Martin.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Galician
The Story of Martino
The earliest SSA record of Martino as a baby boy name dates back to 1959, when 7 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 25 newborns named Martino — #4,044 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Martinos. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 751 Martinos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Martino
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About the name Martino
Martino is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1959 and has accumulated 751 births in the dataset. Martino's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #4,044. Use the chart and map above to compare Martino'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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