Martin

“Belonging to Mars, or little Mars” — Latin origin

Boy's name · #335 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Martin has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #44 (1880) · 315,561 babies named Martin all-time · 1 in 1,700 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #4 in Spain (2024) · #13 in Slovakia (2025) · #23 in Czechia (2025) · #34 in France (2025) · #34 in Hungary (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Martins

Martin Luther — German priest and theologian (1483–1546)
Martin Luther King Jr. — American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
Martin Heidegger — German philosopher (1889–1976)
Martin Van Buren — president of the United States from 1837 to 1841
Martin Scorsese — American filmmaker (born 1942)

Among 21,454 notable people named Martin:

Medical professionals appear 1.87× more often than among typical names — e.g. Martin J. Fettman, American pathologist and researcher.

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