Martell — #6490 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Martell

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,618 babies named Martell between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Martell currently holds the #6490 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 124 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Martell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 866 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Martell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 565 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Martell in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Martell 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 2,618 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.