Martain — boys' name
12 babies named Martain in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
12 boys have been named Martain since 1959, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1972.
- 12
- total births
- 1959–1972
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
58% of everyone ever named Martain was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Martain in 1959 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Martain
The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Martain between 1959 and 1972, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Martain currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Martain performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Martain shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Martain in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 12 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Martain at a glance
Last recorded 1972Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Martain popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1959
- Peak year (1959)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1972.
12 total births across 14 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1959 with 7 births in a single year.
Martain by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- 7 births that decade — 58% of Martain's all-time total
Martain decade highlights
- Peak decade 7 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1950s was Martain's strongest decade
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 58% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1959–1972 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.