Boys' name · since 1917
Martyn
Martyn has 566 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,332 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 566
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
566 boys have been named Martyn since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Martyn recorded 566 times among boys since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2024.
- #7,332 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 566 born since 1917
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Martyn ranks #7,332 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 566 born since 1917, peaking in the 1950s.
- #7,332 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 566
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
Martyn's 566 recorded births place it above 83.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Martyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Martyn's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1930, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1956 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Martyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2024
- Peak year (1956)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Martyn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (123 births, 22% of the file).
1950s was Martyn's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Martyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 20
1930s
20 births
- 1940s 43
1940s
43 births
- 1950s
1950s
123 births
- 1960s
1960s
102 births
- 1970s
1970s
74 births
- 1980s 49
1980s
49 births
- 1990s
1990s
57 births
- 2000s 35
2000s
35 births
- 2010s 35
2010s
35 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 123 births (22% of all-time use).
How Martyn 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 Martyn's total volume
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What to do with Martyn's data
- Martyn's decade-level peak was the 1950s (123 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Martyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1917–2024 (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 Martyn 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.