Unisex name · since 1894
Martine
Since 1894, U.S. Social Security records show 2,705 babies named Martine, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,841 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,966 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,705
- born since 1894
- 1980s
- peak decade
2,705 babies have been named Martine since 1894, making it today's #10966 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Martine has been recorded 2,705 times among girls since 1894, currently ranked #10966 nationally and more common than 37% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 2025.
- #3,841 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,966 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,705 born since 1894
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Martine ranks #3,841 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,966 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,705 born since 1894, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,841 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,966 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,705
- born since 1894
- 1980s
- peak decade
Martine's 2,705 recorded births place it above 94.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Martine compares
2,705 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Martine's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Martine | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,705 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 205 | 21 | 19,840 |
Martine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Martine's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1894, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 205, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Martine popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 205
- Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
Martine popularity over time - boys
313 total births recorded since 1929 (Martine as boys' name)
Martine by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (684 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Martine's strongest decade.
684 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Martine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s 93
1910s
93 births
- 1920s 115
1920s
115 births
- 1930s 71
1930s
71 births
- 1940s 112
1940s
112 births
- 1950s
1950s
315 births
- 1960s
1960s
467 births
- 1970s
1970s
402 births
- 1980s
1980s
684 births
- 1990s 241
1990s
241 births
- 2000s 117
2000s
117 births
- 2010s 34
2010s
34 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 684 births (25% of all-time use).
How Martine 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 Martine's total volume
Martine by state
Where Martine concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 552 | 20.4% |
| #2 | California | | 205 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 86 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 65 | 2.4% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 36 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 18 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 17 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 16 | 0.6% |
552 of 2,705 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Martine appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Martine's data
- Martine's decade-level peak was the 1980s (684 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Martines (552 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Martine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~131 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, 1894–2025 (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 Martine 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.