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Martin

Boy Latin #288 in 2023

Martin is a boy name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Martin

Originally given in honor of a fourth century soldier-saint. From Martin, from Mārtīnus,. See Mārs for further etymology.

Popularity of Martin

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,152 births in 2023

1880 2023

313,446 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1963

6,088 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Who is like God? A rhetorical name honoring the archangel

Bitter; beloved; wished-for child

One of the twelve Apostles

From patricia; later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y"

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles

Also called John Mark, the first patriarch of Alexandria, credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.