Martin
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning of mars; warlike.
How Martin has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #275 |
| 2016 | #258 |
| 2017 | #281 |
| 2018 | #272 |
| 2019 | #281 |
| 2020 | #293 |
| 2021 | #300 |
| 2022 | #305 |
| 2023 | #289 |
| 2024 | #308 |
| 2025 | #335 |
Martin by the numbers
In 2025, 115 babies in England and Wales were named Martin. In the US, 1,276 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 6,071 babies in 1963, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1885, about 1 in 320 American boys born that year was called Martin.
Names that come from Martin
Forms of Martin in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Martin. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Marvinfamous friend483 in the US (2017)
- Marinof the sea; from marinus171 in the US (2017)
- Marlinlake bird or fish; a form of Merlin95 in the US (2017)
- Martiform of Martin or Martha; of Mars the god of war13 in the US (2017)
- Matinmorning prayer time; dawn11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marcindedicated to mars; a form of Martin10 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Martin
Names that are said the same way as Martin, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a warrior
Like Martin, each of these has a warrior in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Wyattbrave in war9,768 in the US (2017)
- Owenyoung warrior, well-born9,341 in the US (2017)
- Robertbright fame; renowned warrior5,507 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Milessoldier; merciful3,615 in the US (2017)
- Luisfamous warrior; form of Louis3,379 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Martin
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