US rank #1162 Girls' name Peak 1964 18,336 births

Martina — #1162 US girls' name

18,336 babies named Martina in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1162
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 93% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Martina was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

334 babies were named Martina in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Martina

The Social Security Administration has registered 18,336 babies named Martina between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Martina currently holds the #1162 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 334 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Martina performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 2,793 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Martina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 2,504 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Martina in 38 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Martina 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 18,336 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.

Martina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

18,336

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1964

334 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#1,162

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Martina popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1964)
334
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Martina popularity over time — boys

40 total births recorded since 1959 (Martina as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 40 births
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Martina by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
2,793 births that decade — 15% of Martina's all-time total
1880s741890s1651900s2321910s6121920s9411930s7181940s9521950s12241960s24731970s19651980s27931990s22612000s17642010s13342020s828

Martina by state

Where Martina concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Martina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
2,504 13.7%
#2 California
1,688 9.2%
#3 Florida
1,018 5.6%
#4 New York
1,015 5.5%
#5 Pennsylvania
1,008 5.5%
#6 Illinois
669 3.6%
#7 Ohio
633 3.5%
#8 Michigan
534 2.9%
Texas share of Martina's total US births 13.7%
Even split

2,504 of 18,336 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.

Martina appears in 38 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Martina?
18,336 babies have been named Martina since 1880. It currently ranks #1162 among girls. The peak year was 1964 with 334 births.
When was Martina most popular?
Martina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 2,793 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Martina most popular?
The top states for the name Martina are Texas (2,504 births), California (1,688 births), Florida (1,018 births).
How long has the name Martina been used?
Martina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Martina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.