Boys' name · since 1982
Martavius
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 812 babies named Martavius, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,858 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,151 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 812
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Martavius currently ranks #9151 among boys' names in America, with 812 babies recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Martavius has been recorded 812 times among boys since 1982, currently ranked #9151 nationally and more common than 34% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #5,858 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,151 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 812 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Martavius ranks #5,858 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,151 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 812 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,858 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,151 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 812
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Martavius's 812 recorded births place it above 87.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
How Martavius compares
812 Top 35% higher than 65% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Martavius's all-time total is 120% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Martavius | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 812 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Martavius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Martavius's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2022, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Martavius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Martavius by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (322 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Martavius's strongest decade.
322 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Martavius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 96
1980s
96 births
- 1990s
1990s
322 births
- 2000s
2000s
223 births
- 2010s 116
2010s
116 births
- 2020s 55
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 322 births (40% of all-time use).
How Martavius compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Martavius's total volume
Martavius by state
Where Martavius concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 129 | 15.9% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 64 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 43 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 22 | 2.7% |
129 of 812 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Martavius's data
- Martavius's decade-level peak was the 1990s (322 total births); usage has since declined to 55 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Martaviuss (129 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Martavius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1982–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Martavius draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.