Boys' name · since 1915
Marten
Marten has 506 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,846 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 506
- born since 1915
- 1960s
- peak decade
Marten sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 506 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marten has been recorded 506 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2024.
- #7,846 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 506 born since 1915
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marten ranks #7,846 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 506 born since 1915, peaking in the 1960s.
- #7,846 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 506
- born since 1915
- 1960s
- peak decade
Marten's 506 recorded births place it above 82.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Marten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marten splits its recorded history at 1968: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1963 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2024
- Peak year (1963)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Marten by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (98 births, 19% of the file).
1960s was Marten's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Marten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 26
1910s
26 births
- 1920s 27
1920s
27 births
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 29
1940s
29 births
- 1950s
1950s
63 births
- 1960s
1960s
98 births
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s
1980s
42 births
- 1990s
1990s
58 births
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
- 2010s 35
2010s
35 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 98 births (19% of all-time use).
How Marten compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Marten's total volume
Marten by state
Where Marten concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 506 births nationwide.
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What to do with Marten's data
- Marten's decade-level peak was the 1960s (98 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Martens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1915–2024 (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 Marten 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.