Marx vs Martin

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

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Marx

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Name B

Martin

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Metric Marx Martin
Current Rank Unranked #308
Total Births (all years) 324 314,547
Peak Year 2015 1963
Peak Year Births 16 6,070
Peak Decade 2010ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marx Martin
1880ss — 3,595
1890ss — 3,254
1900ss — 3,346
1910ss 19 16,097
1920ss 32 24,243
1930ss 15 21,927
1940ss 17 31,401
1950ss 17 50,992
1960ss 50 49,116
1970ss 28 24,274
1980ss 23 23,227
1990ss 11 25,327
2000ss 39 18,761
2010ss 58 13,355
2020ss 15 5,632

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marx Martin
2014 — 1,434
2015 16 1,344
2016 5 1,396
2017 — 1,282
2018 11 1,296
2019 7 1,253
2020 — 1,168
2021 — 1,103
2022 6 1,108
2023 9 1,152
2024 — 1,101

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, 1915–2023.

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