Recorded 1959–2023 Boys' name Peak 2008 751 births

Martino — boys' name

751 babies named Martino in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s71960s511970s1121980s1171990s1632000s1452010s1162020s40
1990s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Martino was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

25 babies were named Martino in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Martino

The Social Security Administration has registered 751 babies named Martino between 1959 and 2023, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Martino currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Martino performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 163 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Martino shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Martino in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Martino 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 751 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.

Martino at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

751

Since 1959

65 years of records

Peak year

2008

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1959

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2023

Martino popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1959

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
25
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
051015202530 202320152007199919911983197519671959 7

Martino by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
163 births that decade — 22% of Martino's all-time total
1950s71960s511970s1121980s1171990s1632000s1452010s1162020s40

Martino by state

Where Martino concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Martino
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
6 0.8%
#2 Ohio
6 0.8%
Michigan share of Martino's total US births 0.8%
Even split

6 of 751 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Martino?
751 babies have been named Martino since 1959. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2008 with 25 births.
When was Martino most popular?
Martino was most popular in the 1990s decade with 163 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Martino most popular?
The top states for the name Martino are Michigan (6 births), Ohio (6 births).
How long has the name Martino been used?
Martino has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 65 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Martino?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mark, Martin, Marvin, Marcus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1959–2023 (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.