Recorded 1919–2015 Boys' name Peak 1961 47 births

Martial — boys' name

47 babies named Martial in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

47 boys have been named Martial since 1919, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

47
total births
1919–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
32%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Martial was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

6 babies were named Martial in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Martial

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Martial between 1919 and 2015, spanning 97 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Martial currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Martial performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Martial shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Martial 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 47 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.

Martial at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

47

Since 1919

97 years of records

Peak year

1961

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1919

Recorded for 97 years

Last year on file: 2015

Martial popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1919

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1961)
6
Annual births at peak — across 97 years of records
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Martial by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
15 births that decade — 32% of Martial's all-time total
1910s51960s61990s112000s152010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Martial?
47 babies have been named Martial since 1919. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1961 with 6 births.
When was Martial most popular?
Martial was most popular in the 2000s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Martial been used?
Martial has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 97 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Martial?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mark, Martin, Marvin, Marcus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1919–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.