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Boy name Latin origin Christian tradition

Martin

MAR-tin · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Of Mars or warlike
Language
Latin
Culture
English
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
Roman · saintly
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#308
2024 births1,101
Peak year1963
First appeared1880
Total US births314,547
1963 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Marty
Alternate spellings
Martyn
In other languages
MartinoMartynMarten

Sibling name suggestions

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Martha
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Notable people named Martin

Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Scorsese
Saint Martin