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.

#30,908 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1997
2000s
peak 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.

  • #30,908 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 1997
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Martay ranks #30,908 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.

#30,908 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Martay's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1997)
6
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
4.555.566.5 199720002004 5

Martay by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (10 births, 63% of the file).

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.

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Martay? ▼
16 babies have been named Martay since 1997. All-time, it sits at #30,908 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1997 with 6 births.
Where does Martay sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Martay ranks #30,908 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Martay most popular? ▼
Martay was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Martay been used? ▼
Records for Martay go back to 1997, giving 8 years of history through 2004.
What names are similar to Martay? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mark, Martin, Marvin, Marcus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Martay

Nearby Names Like Martay

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Martay

Mark Boy
#244 1,362,176 births
Martin Boy
#335 315,561 births
Marvin Boy
#699 254,192 births
Marcus Boy
#258 241,657 births
Mario Boy
#438 151,310 births

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Chatman
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Crawley
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Lurie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Martay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1997–2004 (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 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 August 2026.