Is Martin a boy or girl name?
Martin is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,101 boys were named Martin, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 316,023 US babies named Martin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #308
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Martin since 1880
- 316,023
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 6,088 babies
Boys and girls named Martin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,595 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 1890s | 3,254 | 12 | 0.4% |
| 1900s | 3,346 | 17 | 0.5% |
| 1910s | 16,097 | 96 | 0.6% |
| 1920s | 24,243 | 163 | 0.7% |
| 1930s | 21,927 | 134 | 0.6% |
| 1940s | 31,401 | 96 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 50,992 | 143 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 49,116 | 222 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 24,274 | 189 | 0.8% |
| 1980s | 23,227 | 235 | 1% |
| 1990s | 25,327 | 128 | 0.5% |
| 2000s | 18,761 | 31 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 13,355 | 5 | 0% |
| 2020s | 5,632 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,101 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,152 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,108 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,103 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,168 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,253 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,296 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,282 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,396 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1,344 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1,434 | #259 | 5 | #18,273 |
| 2013 | 1,346 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,350 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1,321 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1,333 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1,526 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1,700 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1,881 | #208 | 6 | #16,842 |
| 2006 | 1,942 | #199 | 5 | #19,032 |
| 2005 | 1,836 | #206 | 8 | #12,591 |
| 2004 | 1,858 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1,888 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1,959 | #192 | 7 | #13,121 |
| 2001 | 2,061 | #182 | 5 | #16,991 |
| 2000 | 2,110 | #175 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 2,036 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 2,068 | #165 | 5 | #15,679 |
| 1997 | 2,229 | #155 | 9 | #9,530 |
| 1996 | 2,282 | #152 | 8 | #10,180 |
| 1995 | 2,397 | #147 | 14 | #6,491 |
| 1994 | 2,594 | #135 | 13 | #6,938 |
| 1993 | 2,817 | #124 | 22 | #4,607 |
| 1992 | 2,931 | #118 | 16 | #5,903 |
| 1991 | 2,893 | #115 | 15 | #6,142 |
| 1990 | 3,080 | #113 | 26 | #3,968 |
| 1989 | 2,797 | #117 | 20 | #4,610 |
| 1988 | 2,652 | #117 | 19 | #4,590 |
| 1987 | 2,406 | #118 | 30 | #3,140 |
| 1986 | 2,377 | #119 | 37 | #2,658 |
| 1985 | 2,136 | #132 | 23 | #3,686 |
| 1984 | 2,136 | #126 | 21 | #3,825 |
| 1983 | 2,175 | #122 | 16 | #4,601 |
| 1982 | 2,169 | #126 | 28 | #3,141 |
| 1981 | 2,152 | #127 | 19 | #4,105 |
| 1980 | 2,227 | #123 | 22 | #3,681 |
| 1979 | 2,020 | #133 | 24 | #3,406 |
| 1978 | 2,050 | #126 | 19 | #3,859 |
| 1977 | 2,155 | #125 | 24 | #3,235 |
| 1976 | 2,170 | #118 | 14 | #4,499 |
| 1975 | 2,162 | #119 | 15 | #4,279 |
| 1974 | 2,370 | #109 | 19 | #3,511 |
| 1973 | 2,400 | #108 | 17 | #3,737 |
| 1972 | 2,422 | #117 | 21 | #3,132 |
| 1971 | 3,023 | #105 | 17 | #3,741 |
| 1970 | 3,502 | #93 | 19 | #3,381 |
| 1969 | 3,757 | #79 | 22 | #2,886 |
| 1968 | 4,074 | #68 | 27 | #2,402 |
| 1967 | 3,834 | #80 | 21 | #2,751 |
| 1966 | 4,210 | #78 | 22 | #2,634 |
| 1965 | 4,934 | #67 | 26 | #2,382 |
| 1964 | 5,729 | #63 | 32 | #2,136 |
| 1963 | 6,070 | #62 | 18 | #3,035 |
| 1962 | 5,541 | #74 | 19 | #2,885 |
| 1961 | 5,471 | #73 | 20 | #2,804 |
| 1960 | 5,496 | #77 | 15 | #3,303 |
| 1959 | 5,351 | #80 | 15 | #3,205 |
| 1958 | 5,668 | #71 | 12 | #3,673 |
| 1957 | 5,966 | #69 | 20 | #2,616 |
| 1956 | 5,682 | #73 | 11 | #3,831 |
| 1955 | 5,067 | #77 | 20 | #2,520 |
| 1954 | 4,968 | #79 | 18 | #2,666 |
| 1953 | 4,778 | #82 | 11 | #3,609 |
| 1952 | 4,736 | #80 | 14 | #3,009 |
| 1951 | 4,596 | #81 | 11 | #3,411 |
| 1950 | 4,180 | #85 | 11 | #3,357 |
| 1949 | 3,902 | #83 | 10 | #3,534 |
| 1948 | 3,698 | #88 | 11 | #3,275 |
| 1947 | 3,724 | #90 | 13 | #3,009 |
| 1946 | 3,333 | #92 | 8 | #3,867 |
| 1945 | 2,823 | #90 | 7 | #3,900 |
| 1944 | 2,767 | #91 | 10 | #3,078 |
| 1943 | 3,080 | #83 | 9 | #3,401 |
| 1942 | 3,046 | #85 | 8 | #3,625 |
| 1941 | 2,605 | #85 | 10 | #2,977 |
| 1940 | 2,423 | #85 | 10 | #2,891 |
| 1939 | 2,192 | #91 | 12 | #2,527 |
| 1938 | 2,313 | #87 | 8 | #3,362 |
| 1937 | 2,278 | #87 | 13 | #2,402 |
| 1936 | 2,106 | #92 | 13 | #2,349 |
| 1935 | 2,116 | #93 | 15 | #2,176 |
| 1934 | 2,178 | #91 | 13 | #2,385 |
| 1933 | 2,064 | #89 | 14 | #2,236 |
| 1932 | 2,255 | #88 | 18 | #1,926 |
| 1931 | 2,103 | #91 | 12 | #2,523 |
| 1930 | 2,322 | #83 | 16 | #2,171 |
| 1929 | 2,309 | #83 | 25 | #1,584 |
| 1928 | 2,427 | #83 | 17 | #2,158 |
| 1927 | 2,383 | #87 | 21 | #1,918 |
| 1926 | 2,493 | #80 | 18 | #2,131 |
| 1925 | 2,417 | #83 | 13 | #2,722 |
| 1924 | 2,452 | #82 | 15 | #2,477 |
| 1923 | 2,459 | #80 | 16 | #2,334 |
| 1922 | 2,403 | #80 | 13 | #2,710 |
| 1921 | 2,461 | #78 | 15 | #2,457 |
| 1920 | 2,439 | #78 | 10 | #3,262 |
| 1919 | 2,204 | #81 | 15 | #2,343 |
| 1918 | 2,403 | #81 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 2,336 | #77 | 7 | #3,962 |
| 1916 | 2,122 | #81 | 11 | #2,763 |
| 1915 | 2,070 | #79 | 16 | #2,017 |
| 1914 | 1,676 | #73 | 14 | #1,872 |
| 1913 | 1,259 | #75 | 10 | #2,117 |
| 1912 | 1,064 | #75 | 8 | #2,285 |
| 1911 | 567 | #75 | 8 | #1,893 |
| 1910 | 396 | #86 | 7 | #2,058 |
| 1909 | 391 | #79 | 6 | #2,140 |
| 1908 | 331 | #83 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 329 | #79 | 6 | #1,980 |
| 1906 | 334 | #75 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 332 | #75 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 334 | #71 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 283 | #77 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 325 | #72 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 304 | #64 | 5 | #1,853 |
| 1900 | 383 | #70 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 260 | #72 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 339 | #63 | 7 | #1,459 |
| 1897 | 312 | #60 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 343 | #61 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 317 | #65 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 299 | #66 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 347 | #61 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 359 | #61 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 331 | #56 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 347 | #58 | 5 | #1,460 |
| 1889 | 367 | #53 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 378 | #54 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 331 | #51 | 5 | #1,247 |
| 1886 | 329 | #58 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 357 | #49 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 385 | #49 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 377 | #46 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 387 | #48 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 327 | #46 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 357 | #45 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Martin reached #45 in 1880. As a girl name, it reached #1,247 in 1887. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Martin
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.