Boys' name · since 1959
Martino
Martino has 765 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,065 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,203 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 765
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Martino is the #6203 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 765 recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Martino recorded 765 times among boys since 1959, holding rank #6203 nationally today, ahead of 55% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #6,065 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,203 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 765 born since 1959
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Martino ranks #6,065 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,203 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 765 born since 1959, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,065 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,203 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 765
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Martino's 765 recorded births place it above 86.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Martino compares
765 Top 36% higher than 64% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Martino's all-time total is 107% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Martino | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 765 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Martino's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Martino's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Martino popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Martino by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (163 births, 21% of the file).
1990s was Martino's strongest decade.
163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Martino births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 51
1960s
51 births
- 1970s
1970s
112 births
- 1980s
1980s
117 births
- 1990s
1990s
163 births
- 2000s
2000s
145 births
- 2010s
2010s
116 births
- 2020s 54
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 163 births (21% of all-time use).
How Martino compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Martino's total volume
Martino by state
Where Martino concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
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What to do with Martino's data
- Martino's decade-level peak was the 1990s (163 total births); usage has since declined to 54 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Martinos (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Martino: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Martino 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.