Recorded 1972–2019 Boys' name Peak 1993 310 births

Martice — boys' name

310 babies named Martice in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s511980s681990s1172000s542010s20

The verdict

310 boys have been named Martice since 1972, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2019.

310
total births
1972–2019
years on record
1990s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Martice was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

23 babies were named Martice in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Martice

The Social Security Administration has registered 310 babies named Martice between 1972 and 2019, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Martice currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Martice performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Martice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Martice in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Martice 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 310 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.

Martice at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

310

Since 1972

48 years of records

Peak year

1993

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1972

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2019

Martice popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1972

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1993)
23
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
0510152025 20192006200019941989198319771972 5

Martice popularity over time — girls

15 total births recorded since 1972 (Martice as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 198919731972 5

Martice by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
117 births that decade — 38% of Martice's all-time total
1970s511980s681990s1172000s542010s20

Martice by state

Where Martice concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Martice
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
6 1.9%
#2 Illinois
5 1.6%
Georgia share of Martice's total US births 1.9%
Even split

6 of 310 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Martice?
310 babies have been named Martice since 1972. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1993 with 23 births.
When was Martice most popular?
Martice was most popular in the 1990s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Martice most popular?
The top states for the name Martice are Georgia (6 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Martice been used?
Martice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 48 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Martice?
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, 1972–2019 (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.