Boys' name · since 1997
Martay
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Martay, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 16
- total births
- 1997–2004
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
Martay is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 16 have been recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Martay has been recorded 16 times among boys since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2004.
- 16 total births
- 1997–2004 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 63% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Martay's 16 recorded births place it above 32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Martay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Martay splits its recorded history at 2000: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Martay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2004
- Peak year (1997)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Martay by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Martay's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Martay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1997–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Martay: Baby Name Since 1997 - 16 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/martay. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Martay 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 July 2026.