Marty
Marty is mainly a masculine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Martin. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Marty
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marty is mainly a masculine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Martin. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Marty
As a girl name
American parents first put Marty on the record books as a girl name in 1917, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1957, when 159 Martys were born — ranking #802 that year. About 26% of every Marty on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Marty ranks #6,921 for girls with 16 births, rising sharply (+72% over the past five years). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Marty as a boy name dates back to 1896, when 6 babies received it. 1962 was its biggest year on record, with 1,614 newborns named Marty — #186 in the national rankings. About 40% of every Marty on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Marty ranks #2,717 for boys with 48 births, gradually falling (-9%). All told, over 32K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Marty
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Marty. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Marty
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Marty Barrett (disambiguation) (born 1958), multiple people
- Marty Bergen (baseball) (1871–1900), American baseball player
- Marty Booker (born 1976), National Football League player
- Marty Brennaman (born 1942), American sportscaster
- Marty Casey (born 1973), lead singer, songwriter and second guitarist of the band Lovehammers
- Marty Cordova (born 1969), American former Major League Baseball player
- Marty Ehrlich (born 1955), American jazz musician
- Marty Feldman (1934–1982), English writer, comedian and actor
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Names that sound like Marty
Phonetically similar names — useful when Marty 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 Marty
Marty is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1896 and has accumulated 32K births in the dataset. Marty's peak popularity came in 1962 when it ranked #186. Use the chart and map above to compare Marty'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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