Markel vs Martin

Side-by-side comparison of Markel and Martin - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Markel

Boy name · Rank #2691

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Name B

Martin

Boy name · Rank #307

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Metric Markel Martin
Current Rank #2691 #307
Total Births (all years) 4,708 315,561
Peak Year 1999 1963
Peak Year Births 172 6,073
Peak Decade 2000s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1948 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Markel Martin
1880s - 3,595
1890s - 3,254
1900s - 3,346
1910s - 16,097
1920s - 24,243
1930s - 21,927
1940s 10 31,402
1950s 63 50,994
1960s 89 49,116
1970s 132 24,267
1980s 326 23,226
1990s 1,259 25,331
2000s 1,447 18,762
2010s 1,015 13,356
2020s 367 6,645

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Markel Martin
2014 95 1,434
2015 110 1,344
2016 92 1,396
2017 81 1,283
2018 85 1,296
2019 86 1,253
2020 81 1,168
2021 73 1,103
2022 62 1,108
2023 63 1,152
2024 49 1,105
2025 39 1,009

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1948–2025.

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