Martin
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
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.
Martin is also given to girls.
Pronounced MAR-tin.
As of October 2026, Martin ranked #335 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #45 in 1880, Nameberry popularity #333.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #259 | 1,434 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #275 | 1,344 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #258 | 1,396 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #282 | 1,282 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #272 | 1,296 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #281 | 1,253 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #293 | 1,168 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #300 | 1,103 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #303 | 1,108 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #288 | 1,152 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #308 | 1,101 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #335 | 1,009 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Martin on lists
Famous Martins
- Saint MartinBoy
Bishop of Tours, France
- Martin LutherBoy
Protestant German reformer
- Martin Van BurenBoy
8th U.S. president
- Martin Luther King Jr.Boy
American civil rights campaigner
- Martin FreemanBoy
English actor
- Martin Fitzgerald LawrenceBoy
American comedic actor
- Martin Charles ScorseseBoy
American film director
- Martin Hayter ShortBoy
Canadian actor
- Martin John Christopher FreemanBoy
English actor
- Martin KleinBoy
American science historian
- Martin William KrattBoy
American educational nature show host
- Martin Dale ChambersBoy
drummer in rock band The Pretenders
- Martin James AldridgeBoy
English professional footballer
- Martin StarrBoy
American actor
- Martin Lewis PerlBoy
American physicist and Nobel prize winner
- Martin RinkartBoy
German hymnist
- Martin John ReesBoy
British cosmologist and astrophysicist
- Martin James LandauBoy
American film & television actor
- Martin Sheen (born Ramon Antonio Gerardo Estevez)Boy
American actor
- Martin Garrix (born Martijn Garritsen)Boy
Dutch EDM Producer
- (Alexander) Martin ClunesBoy
English actor
- Martin Aronow (b. 2014)Boy
son of American actress Leelee Sobieski
- Arnold Martin "Arnie" Kavalee (b.2017)Boy
son of Tiffiny Hall & Ed Kavalee
- Martin Kahane (b. 1932) born Martin Kahane before changing his first name to MeirBoy
famously known as
- Martin JonesBoy
Canadian hockey player for the NHL
- Martin GoreBoy
songwriter for pop band Depeche Mode
- Martin Allen (b. 1964)Boy
15 year old British boy who went and still is currently missing from the London Piccadilly area in 1979
- Martin Edwards Park Boy
Korean-Canadian singer, songwriter, and producer; leader of Kpop boy-band Cortis
Martin in pop culture
- Martin CraneBoy
character on TV's "Frasier"
- Martin ChuzzlewitBoy
Charles Dickens novel
- Martin BohmBoy
character on TV's "Touch"
- Martin MysteryBoy
animated television show
- Martin KrattBoy
character in children's TV show "Wild Kratts"
- Martin Q. BlankBoy
character in movie "Grosse Pointe Blank"
- Martin MooneBoy
main character in "Moone Boy"
- Martin CrieffBoy
pilot on BBC radio series "Cabin Pressure"
- Martin "Marty" or "Deeks" DeeksBoy
character on TV's "NCIS: Los Angeles"
- Martin the WarriorBoy
mouse character in Brian Jacques' "Redwall" series
- Martin SeptimBoy
character in the game "Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion"
- Dr. Martin Stein aka FirestormBoy
character on TV's "The Flash" and "Legends of Tomorrow"
- Martin SollowayBoy
character on TV's "The Affair"
- Martin "Marty" PauleyBoy
character in "The Searchers"
- Martin "Martyn" TaylorBoy
character in "After the Hole" and "The Hole"
- Martin JonesBoy
character in "Too Old To Die Young"
- Martin ArchimbaudBoy
character in the game "Outlast"
- Martin RiggsBoy
character in "Lethal Weapon"
- Dr Martin EllinghamBoy
main character in "Doc Martin"
- Martin HeissBoy
character portrayed by Bill Murray in the 2016 "Ghostbusters" Film
- Martin PrinceBoy
nerdy character on "The Simpsons"
- Martin PayneBoy
main character on the FOX 5 sitcom "Martin" played by Martin Lawrence
- Martin BlackwoodBoy
character on "The Magnus Archives"
- Martin CunninghamBoy
character in James Joyce's "Dubliners" and "Ulysses"
- Martin WhitlyBoy
character on the show "Prodigal Son"
Variations & nicknames
- MartyBoy