Martin
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About Martin
Martin is one of those names like Arthur and Vincent and George that is in the process of throwing off its balding middle-aged image to start sounding possible again, used in full without the dated Marty nickname.
Notable Martins are too numerous to mention as the name has been so well used throughout time and in so many countries. Martin became part of the basic European stock of names, largely due to the popularity of the fourth century St. Martin of Tours. Also influential were the German founder of Protestantism Martin Luther and civil rights leader Martin Luther King (originally born Michael and renamed in honor of Martin Luther), eighth President Martin Van Buren, and influential philosophers Heidegger and Buber.
More current Martins include actors Sheen and Short, writer Amis, and director Scorsese.
Two books with eponymous Martin titles are Martin Chuzzlewit by Dickens and Martin Eden by Jack London.
Martin also is enjoying popularity in countries such as Chile, Spain and Austria.
Yes, a Martin revival appears to be right around the corner -- if only we can think of a new nickname.
As of October 2026, Martin ranked #335 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #45 in 1880, Nameberry popularity #382.
Editor's take: The name Martin is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "warlike".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #259 | 1,434 | 746.5 |
| 2015 | #275 | 1,344 | 701.2 |
| 2016 | #258 | 1,396 | 735.6 |
| 2017 | #282 | 1,282 | 692.6 |
| 2018 | #272 | 1,296 | 713.6 |
| 2019 | #281 | 1,253 | 698.4 |
| 2020 | #293 | 1,168 | 676.7 |
| 2021 | #300 | 1,103 | 630.5 |
| 2022 | #303 | 1,108 | 634.6 |
| 2023 | #288 | 1,152 | 673.5 |
| 2024 | #308 | 1,101 | 639 |
| 2025 | #335 | 1,009 | 590.7 |
World rankings
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Martin on lists
Famous Martins
- Saint Martin
Bishop of Tours, France
- Martin Luther
Protestant German reformer
- Martin Van Buren
8th U.S. president
- Martin Luther King Jr.
American civil rights campaigner
- Martin Freeman
English actor
- Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence
American comedic actor
- Martin Charles Scorsese
American film director
- Martin Hayter Short
Canadian actor
- Martin John Christopher Freeman
English actor
- Martin Klein
American science historian
- Martin William Kratt
American educational nature show host
- Martin Dale Chambers
drummer in rock band The Pretenders
- Martin James Aldridge
English professional footballer
- Martin Starr
American actor
- Martin Lewis Perl
American physicist and Nobel prize winner
- Martin Rinkart
German hymnist
- Martin John Rees
British cosmologist and astrophysicist
- Martin James Landau
American film & television actor
- Martin Sheen (born Ramon Antonio Gerardo Estevez)
American actor
- Martin Garrix (born Martijn Garritsen)
Dutch EDM Producer
- (Alexander) Martin Clunes
English actor
- Martin Aronow (b. 2014)
son of American actress Leelee Sobieski
- Arnold Martin "Arnie" Kavalee (b.2017)
son of Tiffiny Hall & Ed Kavalee
- Martin Kahane (b. 1932) born Martin Kahane before changing his first name to Meir
famously known as
- Martin Jones
Canadian hockey player for the NHL
- Martin Gore
songwriter for pop band Depeche Mode
- Martin Allen (b. 1964)
15 year old British boy who went and still is currently missing from the London Piccadilly area in 1979
- Martin Edwards Park
Korean-Canadian singer, songwriter, and producer; leader of Kpop boy-band Cortis
Martin in pop culture
- Martin Crane
character on TV's "Frasier"
- Martin Chuzzlewit
Charles Dickens novel
- Martin Bohm
character on TV's "Touch"
- Martin Mystery
animated television show
- Martin Kratt
character in children's TV show "Wild Kratts"
- Martin Q. Blank
character in movie "Grosse Pointe Blank"
- Martin Moone
main character in "Moone Boy"
- Martin Crieff
pilot on BBC radio series "Cabin Pressure"
- Martin "Marty" or "Deeks" Deeks
character on TV's "NCIS: Los Angeles"
- Martin the Warrior
mouse character in Brian Jacques' "Redwall" series
- Martin Septim
character in the game "Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion"
- Dr. Martin Stein aka Firestorm
character on TV's "The Flash" and "Legends of Tomorrow"
- Martin Solloway
character on TV's "The Affair"
- Martin "Marty" Pauley
character in "The Searchers"
- Martin "Martyn" Taylor
character in "After the Hole" and "The Hole"
- Martin Jones
character in "Too Old To Die Young"
- Martin Archimbaud
character in the game "Outlast"
- Martin Riggs
character in "Lethal Weapon"
- Dr Martin Ellingham
main character in "Doc Martin"
- Martin Heiss
character portrayed by Bill Murray in the 2016 "Ghostbusters" Film
- Martin Prince
nerdy character on "The Simpsons"
- Martin Payne
main character on the FOX 5 sitcom "Martin" played by Martin Lawrence
- Martin Blackwood
character on "The Magnus Archives"
- Martin Cunningham
character in James Joyce's "Dubliners" and "Ulysses"
- Martin Whitly
character on the show "Prodigal Son"
Variations & nicknames
- Marty