Boys' name · since 1919
Martial
Martial has 47 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 47
- total births
- 1919–2015
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
Martial sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 47 recorded since 1919.
Social Security Administration records show Martial recorded 47 times among boys since 1919, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2015.
- 47 total births
- 1919–2015 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 32% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Martial's 47 recorded births place it above 50% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Martial's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Martial's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Martial popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2015
- Peak year (1961)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Martial by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Martial's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Martial births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 15 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Martial's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2010s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1919–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Martial: Baby Name Since 1919 - 47 Births, Peak 1961." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/martial. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Martial 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 July 2026.