Unisex name · since 1896
Marty
Marty has 32,180 recorded births since 1896 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #654 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,887 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 32,180
- born since 1896
- 1960s
- peak decade
32,180 babies have been named Marty since 1896, making it today's #2887 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marty has been recorded 32,180 times among boys since 1896, currently ranked #2887 nationally and more common than 79% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 2025.
- #654 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,887 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 32,180 born since 1896
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marty ranks #654 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,887 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 32,180 born since 1896, peaking in the 1960s.
- #654 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,887 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 32,180
- born since 1896
- 1960s
- peak decade
Marty's 32,180 recorded births place it above 98.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Marty compares
32,180 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Marty's all-time total is 87x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marty | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 32,180 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,614 | 34 | 22,252 |
Marty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marty's full recorded timeline at 1966, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1905, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 1,614 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marty popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2025
- Peak year (1962)
- 1,614
- Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
Marty popularity over time - girls
4,089 total births recorded since 1917 (Marty as girls' name)
Marty by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (12,787 births, 40% of the file).
1960s was Marty's strongest decade.
12,787 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Marty births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 33
1900s
33 births
- 1910s 115
1910s
115 births
- 1920s 177
1920s
177 births
- 1930s 347
1930s
347 births
- 1940s 1,152
1940s
1,152 births
- 1950s
1950s
7,309 births
- 1960s
1960s
12,787 births
- 1970s
1970s
5,724 births
- 1980s 2,030
1980s
2,030 births
- 1990s 1,149
1990s
1,149 births
- 2000s 605
2000s
605 births
- 2010s 458
2010s
458 births
- 2020s 288
2020s
288 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 12,787 births (40% of all-time use).
How Marty 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 Marty's total volume
Marty by state
Where Marty concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,428 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,878 | 5.8% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 1,703 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 1,492 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,444 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 1,414 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 1,236 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,140 | 3.5% |
2,428 of 32,180 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Marty appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marty's data
- Marty's decade-level peak was the 1960s (12,787 total births); usage has since declined to 288 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Martys (2,428 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Marty: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~129 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, 1896–2025 (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 Marty 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.