Boys' name · since 1970
Martinus
Martinus has 29 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,149 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
29 boys have been named Martinus since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Martinus has been recorded 29 times among boys since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1993.
- #26,149 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 29 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Martinus ranks #26,149 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,149 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Martinus's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Martinus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Martinus's full recorded timeline at 1982, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Martinus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1993
- Peak year (1982)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Martinus by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (11 births, 38% of the file).
1970s was Martinus's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Martinus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Martinus's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1990s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Martinus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1970–1993 (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 Martinus 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.