Is Martell a boy or girl name?
Martell is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 13 boys were named Martell, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.4% of the 2,654 US babies named Martell were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,672
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Martell since 1915
- 2,654
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 124 babies
Boys and girls named Martell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 13 | 10 | 43.5% |
| 1920s | 40 | 5 | 11.1% |
| 1930s | 39 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 31 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 31 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 108 | 5 | 4.4% |
| 1980s | 866 | 16 | 1.8% |
| 1990s | 698 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 369 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 327 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 75 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | #6,672 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,759 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,149 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,478 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,499 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,424 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 23 | #4,438 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 34 | #3,349 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 31 | #3,574 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 30 | #3,647 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 33 | #3,347 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 43 | #2,748 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 36 | #3,150 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 31 | #3,488 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 43 | #2,816 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 42 | #2,879 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 34 | #3,321 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 33 | #3,356 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 46 | #2,609 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 40 | #2,738 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 35 | #2,933 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,417 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 36 | #2,665 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 31 | #2,969 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 45 | #2,212 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,126 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 56 | #1,806 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 43 | #2,082 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 54 | #1,732 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 62 | #1,543 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 59 | #1,574 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 71 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 85 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 106 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 117 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 105 | #999 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 104 | #946 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 105 | #926 | 5 | #12,501 |
| 1986 | 124 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 117 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 90 | #927 | 5 | #11,498 |
| 1983 | 111 | #832 | 6 | #9,765 |
| 1982 | 71 | #1,086 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,306 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,803 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,290 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,534 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 9 | #4,048 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,400 | 5 | #10,246 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,616 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,482 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,606 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,763 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 11 | #3,089 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,590 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,343 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,443 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,415 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,209 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,918 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,481 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,170 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,283 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,743 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #4,011 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #4,001 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #4,069 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,330 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,772 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,850 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 8 | #2,777 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,975 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,009 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,974 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,134 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,857 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,518 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,618 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,170 | 5 | #5,596 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,646 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,717 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,166 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,106 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,297 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,573 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,108 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,721 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Martell reached #813 in 1986. As a girl name, it reached #4,721 in 1915. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Martell
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.