Martis
Martis is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, about 180 kilometres (110 mi) north of Cagliari and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Sassari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 608 and an area of 22.9 square kilometres (8.8 mi2). It borders the municipalities of Chiaramonti, Laerru, Nulvi, Perfugas.
Meaning & Origin of Martis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Martis is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, about 180 kilometres (110 mi) north of Cagliari and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Sassari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 608 and an area of 22.9 square kilometres (8.8 mi2). It borders the municipalities of Chiaramonti, Laerru, Nulvi, Perfugas.
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The Story of Martis
Martis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1937, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 8 Martiss were born — ranking #4,495 that year. As of 2026, Martis ranks #10,556 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 32 Martiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Netherlands42%
- AE26%
- Italy12%
- KW11%
- Romania10%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
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About the name Martis
Martis is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1937 and has accumulated 32 births in the dataset. Martis's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #4,495. Use the chart and map above to compare Martis'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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