Marlan vs Martin

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

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Marlan

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Martin

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Metric Marlan Martin
Current Rank Unranked #307
Total Births (all years) 1,222 315,561
Peak Year 1941 1963
Peak Year Births 27 6,073
Peak Decade 1970s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marlan Martin
1880s - 3,595
1890s - 3,254
1900s - 3,346
1910s 18 16,097
1920s 119 24,243
1930s 172 21,927
1940s 156 31,402
1950s 173 50,994
1960s 155 49,116
1970s 178 24,267
1980s 60 23,226
1990s 85 25,331
2000s 57 18,762
2010s 28 13,356
2020s 21 6,645

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marlan Martin
2014 6 1,434
2015 - 1,344
2016 - 1,396
2017 - 1,283
2018 5 1,296
2019 - 1,253
2020 6 1,168
2021 5 1,103
2022 5 1,108
2023 - 1,152
2024 - 1,105
2025 5 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, 1915–2025.

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