Girls' name · since 1986
Martika
1,077 babies named Martika in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,135 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,077
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,077 girls have been named Martika since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Martika has been recorded 1,077 times among girls since 1986, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2001.
- #7,135 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,077 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Martika ranks #7,135 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,077 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,135 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,077
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Martika's 1,077 recorded births place it above 90.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Martika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Martika splits its recorded history at 1994: 16% of all births land in the more recent half, 84% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1988 (8 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 273 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Martika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2001
- Peak year (1990)
- 273
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Martika by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (813 births, 75% of the file).
1990s was Martika's strongest decade.
813 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Martika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 240
1980s
240 births
- 1990s
1990s
813 births
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 813 births (75% of all-time use).
How Martika compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Martika's total volume
Martika by state
Where Martika concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 78 | 7.2% |
| #2 | California | | 74 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 59 | 5.5% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 50 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 48 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 39 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 33 | 3.1% |
| #8 | New York | | 33 | 3.1% |
78 of 1,077 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Martika appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Martika's data
- Martika's decade-level peak was the 1990s (813 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Martikas (78 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Martika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1986–2001 (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 Martika 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.