Martin Name Popularity

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How popular is Martin?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Martin, ranked the 272nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Martin has been a top 500 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #45 in 1880.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1963 with 6,072 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Martin was 260 in 1899.

Approximately during the years 1910-1917, 1938-1942, 1944-1951, and 1953-1956, the name Martin took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1964-1967, 1968-1972, 1992-1996, and 2006-2010.

Martin's popularity has been moving downward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Martin for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Martin?

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Martin is favored by many parents and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Martin (Girl)		Martin (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	1,286	272
2017		< 5	--	1,282	281
2016		< 5	--	1,395	257
2015		< 5	--	1,343	275
2014		5	18,230	1,431	260
2013		< 5	--	1,342	264
2012		< 5	--	1,350	264
2011		< 5	--	1,318	262
2010		< 5	--	1,332	258
2009		< 5	--	1,524	234
2008		< 5	--	1,698	221
2007		6	16,836	1,882	208
2006		5	19,023	1,936	201
2005		8	12,585	1,835	206
2004		< 5	--	1,858	203
2003		< 5	--	1,887	199
2002		7	13,117	1,959	192
2001		5	16,988	2,059	182
2000		< 5	--	2,108	175
1999		< 5	--	2,036	174
1998		5	15,678	2,067	165
1997		9	9,528	2,229	155
1996		8	10,179	2,282	152
1995		14	6,492	2,395	147
1994		13	6,937	2,594	135
1993		22	4,607	2,816	124
1992		16	5,902	2,931	118
1991		15	6,144	2,893	115
1990		26	3,967	3,079	113
1989		20	4,610	2,797	117
1988		19	4,590	2,649	117
1987		30	3,139	2,403	118
1986		37	2,658	2,376	119
1985		23	3,685	2,136	132
1984		21	3,823	2,137	127
1983		16	4,601	2,173	122
1982		28	3,141	2,171	126
1981		19	4,104	2,154	127
1980		22	3,679	2,227	123
1979		24	3,406	2,019	133
1978		19	3,859	2,050	126
1977		24	3,233	2,157	125
1976		14	4,498	2,174	117
1975		15	4,278	2,164	119
1974		19	3,511	2,372	109
1973		17	3,736	2,401	108
1972		21	3,130	2,425	117
1971		17	3,739	3,018	105
1970		19	3,381	3,508	93
1969		22	2,884	3,764	78
1968		27	2,403	4,077	68
1967		21	2,751	3,831	80
1966		22	2,634	4,208	78
1965		26	2,382	4,938	67
1964		32	2,135	5,725	63
1963		18	3,032	6,072	62
1962		19	2,883	5,540	74
1961		20	2,805	5,462	73
1960		15	3,303	5,497	77
1959		15	3,205	5,346	80
1958		12	3,677	5,665	72
1957		20	2,616	5,959	69
1956		11	3,830	5,675	73
1955		20	2,519	5,068	77
1954		18	2,667	4,965	79
1953		11	3,605	4,782	82
1952		14	3,010	4,733	80
1951		11	3,409	4,599	81
1950		12	3,164	4,180	85
1949		10	3,533	3,903	83
1948		11	3,272	3,699	88
1947		13	3,009	3,726	90
1946		8	3,866	3,333	92
1945		7	3,900	2,822	90
1944		10	3,078	2,768	91
1943		9	3,401	3,079	83
1942		8	3,624	3,046	85
1941		10	2,977	2,605	85
1940		10	2,891	2,422	85
1939		12	2,525	2,192	91
1938		8	3,362	2,313	87
1937		13	2,404	2,277	87
1936		13	2,349	2,106	92
1935		15	2,176	2,116	93
1934		13	2,385	2,178	91
1933		14	2,235	2,063	89
1932		18	1,926	2,254	88
1931		12	2,523	2,103	91
1930		16	2,171	2,325	83
1929		25	1,584	2,309	83
1928		17	2,156	2,427	83
1927		21	1,917	2,383	87
1926		18	2,131	2,493	80
1925		13	2,722	2,417	83
1924		15	2,477	2,453	82
1923		15	2,422	2,458	80
1922		13	2,710	2,403	80
1921		15	2,457	2,461	78
1920		10	3,262	2,439	78
1919		15	2,343	2,204	81
1918		< 5	--	2,403	81
1917		7	3,962	2,336	77
1916		11	2,763	2,122	81
1915		16	2,017	2,070	79
1914		14	1,872	1,676	73
1913		10	2,117	1,259	75
1912		8	2,285	1,064	75
1911		8	1,894	567	75
1910		7	2,058	396	86
1909		6	2,140	391	79
1908		< 5	--	331	83
1907		6	1,980	329	79
1906		< 5	--	334	75
1905		< 5	--	332	75
1904		< 5	--	334	71
1903		< 5	--	283	77
1902		< 5	--	325	72
1901		5	1,853	304	64
1900		< 5	--	383	70
1899		< 5	--	260	72
1898		7	1,459	339	63
1897		< 5	--	312	60
1896		< 5	--	343	61
1895		< 5	--	317	65
1894		< 5	--	299	66
1893		< 5	--	347	61
1892		< 5	--	359	61
1891		< 5	--	331	56
1890		5	1,460	347	58
1889		< 5	--	367	53
1888		< 5	--	378	54
1887		5	1,247	331	51
1886		< 5	--	329	58
1885		< 5	--	357	49
1884		< 5	--	385	49
1883		< 5	--	377	46
1882		< 5	--	387	48
1881		< 5	--	327	46
1880		< 5	--	357	45

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.