Recorded 1980–1999 Girls' name Peak 1981 26 births

Martini — girls' name

26 babies named Martini in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s211990s5

The verdict

26 girls have been named Martini since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1999.

26
total births
1980–1999
years on record
1980s
peak decade
81%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Martini was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

12 babies were named Martini in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Martini

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Martini between 1980 and 1999, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Martini currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Martini performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Martini shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Martini 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 26 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.

Martini at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

26

Since 1980

20 years of records

Peak year

1981

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1980

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1999

Martini popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1980

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1981)
12
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
468101214 199919811980 9

Martini by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
21 births that decade — 81% of Martini's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Martini?
26 babies have been named Martini since 1980. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1981 with 12 births.
When was Martini most popular?
Martini was most popular in the 1980s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Martini been used?
Martini has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 20 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Martini?
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.

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, 1980–1999 (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.