Recorded 1972–2007 Girls' name Peak 1977 460 births

Martinique — girls' name

460 babies named Martinique in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s991980s1571990s1552000s49
1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Martinique was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

36 babies were named Martinique in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Martinique

The Social Security Administration has registered 460 babies named Martinique between 1972 and 2007, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Martinique currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Martinique performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 157 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Martinique shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Martinique in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Martinique 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 460 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.

Martinique at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

460

Since 1972

36 years of records

Peak year

1977

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1972

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2007

Martinique popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1972

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1977)
36
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
010203040 200720011997199319891985198119771972 8

Martinique by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
157 births that decade — 34% of Martinique's all-time total
1970s991980s1571990s1552000s49

Martinique by state

Where Martinique concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Martinique
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
22 4.8%
#2 New York
13 2.8%
California share of Martinique's total US births 4.8%
Even split

22 of 460 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Martinique?
460 babies have been named Martinique since 1972. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1977 with 36 births.
When was Martinique most popular?
Martinique was most popular in the 1980s decade with 157 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Martinique most popular?
The top states for the name Martinique are California (22 births), New York (13 births).
How long has the name Martinique been used?
Martinique has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 36 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Martinique?
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, 1972–2007 (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.