Boys' name · since 1956
Martez
Martez has 4,097 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,043 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,901 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,097
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
4,097 babies have been named Martez since 1956, making it today's #4901 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Martez recorded 4,097 times among boys since 1956, holding rank #4901 nationally today, ahead of 65% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #2,043 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,901 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,097 born since 1956
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Martez ranks #2,043 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,901 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,097 born since 1956, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,043 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,901 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,097
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Martez's 4,097 recorded births place it above 95.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Martez compares
4,097 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Martez's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Martez | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,097 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 181 | 34 | 22,252 |
Martez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Martez's full recorded timeline at 1995, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 181 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Martez popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 181
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Martez popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1993 (Martez as girls' name)
Martez by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,275 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Martez's strongest decade.
1,275 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Martez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 38
1960s
38 births
- 1970s 277
1970s
277 births
- 1980s
1980s
789 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,275 births
- 2000s
2000s
869 births
- 2010s
2010s
651 births
- 2020s 193
2020s
193 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,275 births (31% of all-time use).
How Martez 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 Martez's total volume
Martez by state
Where Martez concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 844 | 20.6% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 381 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 247 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 235 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 211 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 174 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 144 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 141 | 3.4% |
844 of 4,097 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Martez appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Martez's data
- Martez's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,275 total births); usage has since declined to 193 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Martezs (844 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Martez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Martez 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.