Boys' name · since 1974
Martrell
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 561 babies named Martrell, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,370 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,322 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 561
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Martrell is the #7322 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 561 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Martrell has been recorded 561 times among boys since 1974, currently ranked #7322 nationally and more common than 47% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #7,370 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,322 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 561 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Martrell ranks #7,370 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,322 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 561 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,370 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,322 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 561
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Martrell's 561 recorded births place it above 83.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Martrell compares
561 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Martrell's all-time total is 52% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Martrell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 561 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Martrell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Martrell's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Martrell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Martrell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (148 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Martrell's strongest decade.
148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Martrell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
101 births
- 1990s
1990s
148 births
- 2000s
2000s
144 births
- 2010s
2010s
110 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 148 births (26% of all-time use).
How Martrell 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 Martrell's total volume
Martrell by state
Where Martrell concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 48 | 8.6% |
48 of 561 births nationwide.
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What to do with Martrell's data
- Martrell's decade-level peak was the 1990s (148 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Martrells (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Martrell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Martrell 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.