Unisex name · since 1961
Marte
139 babies named Marte in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,276 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 139
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marte is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 139 have been recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marte has been recorded 139 times among boys since 1961, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1961 to 2017.
- #15,276 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 139 born since 1961
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marte ranks #15,276 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 139 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,276 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 139
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marte's 139 recorded births place it above 66.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marte's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marte's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marte popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2017
- Peak year (1993)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Marte popularity over time - girls
35 total births recorded since 1952 (Marte as girls' name)
Marte by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (52 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Marte's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Marte births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 52 births (37% of all-time use).
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What to do with Marte's data
- Marte's decade-level peak was the 1990s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Marte: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~56 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, 1961–2017 (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 Marte 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.