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Marty
OriginShort form of Martin, Latin
Meaning"warlike"
About Marty
Marty is one of those Old Man nicknames that's just starting to sound cute again.
As of October 2026, Marty ranked #2914 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #186 in 1962.
Editor's take: The name Marty is a boy's name meaning "warlike".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,531 | 49 | 25.5 |
| 2015 | #2,895 | 41 | 21.4 |
| 2016 | #2,917 | 41 | 21.6 |
| 2017 | #2,102 | 66 | 35.7 |
| 2018 | #3,489 | 32 | 17.6 |
| 2019 | #2,572 | 51 | 28.4 |
| 2020 | #2,741 | 45 | 26.1 |
| 2021 | #2,248 | 63 | 36 |
| 2022 | #2,980 | 42 | 24.1 |
| 2023 | #2,869 | 44 | 25.7 |
| 2024 | #2,608 | 51 | 29.6 |
| 2025 | #2,914 | 43 | 25.2 |
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Marty on lists
Famous Martys
- Martin Hayter "Marty" Short
Canadian,American actor and comedian
- Martin Charles "Marty" Scorsese
American film director
- Marty Robbins (born Martin David Robinson)
American singer,songwriter
- (Fredrick) Marty Jannetty
American pro wrestler
- Martin Adam "Marty" Friedman
American guitarist of band Megadeth
- Martin "Marty" Baron
American journalist
- Marty Lagina
American TV personality of "The Curse of Oak Island"
Marty in pop culture
- Martin Seamus "Marty" McFly
main character in the "Back to the Future" trilogy
- Marty Piletti
main character in film "Marty"
- Marty Voyt
character on TV series "The Cape"
- Marty Keaton
character in "The Sims 3" computer game
- Marty
character on the TV show "Gilmore Girls"
Marty in blog posts
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