Martel — #7803 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Martel

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,689 babies named Martel between 1920 and 2024, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Martel currently holds the #7803 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 72 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Martel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 496 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Martel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 157 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Martel in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Martel 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 1,689 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.