Recorded 1967–1996 Unisex name Peak 1981 123 births

Martrice — unisex name

123 babies named Martrice in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s161970s231980s491990s35

The verdict

123 girls have been named Martrice since 1967, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1996.

123
total births
1967–1996
years on record
1980s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Martrice was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

12 babies were named Martrice in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Martrice

The Social Security Administration has registered 123 babies named Martrice between 1967 and 1996, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Martrice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 12 babies received it in a single year. Martrice is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 11 additional births since 1973.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Martrice performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Martrice shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Martrice 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 123 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.

Martrice at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

123

Since 1967

30 years of records

Peak year

1981

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1967

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1996

Martrice popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1967

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1981)
12
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
468101214 1996199219891985197619691967 5

Martrice popularity over time — boys

11 total births recorded since 1973 (Martrice as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 19801973 5

Martrice by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
49 births that decade — 40% of Martrice's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Martrice?
123 babies have been named Martrice since 1967. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1981 with 12 births.
When was Martrice most popular?
Martrice was most popular in the 1980s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Is Martrice a unisex name?
Yes, Martrice is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 123 births, and as a boy's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Martrice been used?
Martrice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 30 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Martrice?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1967–1996 (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.