Recorded 1916–2017 Boys' name Peak 1923 120 births

Marton — boys' name

120 babies named Marton in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Marton was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

8 babies were named Marton in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marton

The Social Security Administration has registered 120 babies named Marton between 1916 and 2017, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marton performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Marton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marton 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 120 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.

Marton at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

120

Since 1916

102 years of records

Peak year

1923

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1916

Recorded for 102 years

Last year on file: 2017

Marton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1916

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1923)
8
Annual births at peak — across 102 years of records
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Marton by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
27 births that decade — 23% of Marton's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marton?
120 babies have been named Marton since 1916. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1923 with 8 births.
When was Marton most popular?
Marton was most popular in the 1920s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Marton been used?
Marton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 102 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Marton?
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, 1916–2017 (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.