NameTides

Martin

Martin was the #335 boys' name in the US in 2025 (1,009 babies), and #363 in England & Wales and #350 in Canada.

Martin as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Martin as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.55018801900192019401960198020002020IrelandNorthern IrelandCanadaUSScotlandEngland & Wales
Martin as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.5501880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#335 (1,009)#363 (115)#333 (10)#237 (8)#102 (56)#350 (95)—
2024#307 (1,105)#346 (126)#352 (10)#216 (9)#115 (48)#320 (104)—
2023#288 (1,152)#301 (147)#278 (13)#272 (6)#83 (72)#332 (91)—
2022#303 (1,108)#317 (141)#425 (7)#221 (9)#90 (69)#341 (92)—
2021#300 (1,103)#240 (208)#297 (13)#166 (14)#95 (67)#263 (131)—
2020#293 (1,168)#281 (165)#426 (7)#180 (12)#90 (69)#270 (124)—
2019#281 (1,253)#262 (187)#296 (12)#169 (14)#91 (75)#303 (108)—
2018#272 (1,296)#225 (231)#310 (12)#178 (13)#79 (87)#264 (133)—
2017#282 (1,283)#259 (207)#219 (22)#157 (17)#69 (105)#305 (113)—
2016#258 (1,396)#252 (213)#205 (25)#166 (15)#87 (83)#275 (128)—
2015#275 (1,344)#242 (226)#239 (19)#187 (12)#83 (88)#240 (149)—
2014#259 (1,434)#247 (220)#232 (21)#157 (17)#95 (81)#233 (154)—
2013#265 (1,346)#268 (179)#223 (21)#237 (8)#92 (81)#253 (132)—
2012#265 (1,350)#259 (183)#224 (21)#125 (22)#89 (91)#253 (133)—
2011#262 (1,321)#244 (196)#205 (24)#139 (20)#88 (89)#251 (129)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1883 at #46.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 1,700 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 1,700uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,000uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 420common
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 1,700uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Martin is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 1,600 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 1,500 to 1 in 1,800.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Martin by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #317WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #271WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #218MNIllinois: #289ILMichigan: #461MINew York: #282NYMassachusetts: #318MAOregon: #295ORNevada: #389NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #310IAIndiana: #579INOhio: #513OHPennsylvania: #397PANew Jersey: #313NJConnecticut: #382CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #203CAUtah: #288UTColorado: #293CONebraska: #377NEMissouri: #597MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #408VAMaryland: #364MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #203AZNew Mexico: #360NMKansas: #324KSArkansas: #444ARTennessee: #430TNNorth Carolina: #416NCSouth Carolina: #501SCDistrict of Columbia: #82DCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #450LAMississippi: #522MSAlabama: #484ALGeorgia: #594GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #309TXFlorida: #267FL
Martin (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#24556
Quebec2025#4639

Martin (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MartinCanadaGirls—too few
MartinCanadaBoys#35095
MartinEngland & WalesBoys#363115
MartinIrelandBoys#10256
MartinNorthern IrelandBoys#2378
MartinNSWBoys—too few
MartinScotlandBoys#33310
MartinUSGirls—too few
MartinUSBoys#3351,009