Martin is a boy's name of French origin meaning “of or like Mars” or “little Mars.” In 2024 it was given to 1,101 boys in the United States.
Martin belongs to the French and Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “of or like Mars” or “little Mars” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Martin first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #45 in 1880, and in 2024 1,101 babies received the name — 314,547 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Martin means “of or like Mars” or “little Mars” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Martin is a boy name. In 2024, 1,101 babies received the name in the US.
Martin comes from the French and Irish & Celtic tradition.
Martin first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #45 in 1880, and 1,101 babies were given the name in 2024.
Martin is pronounced /ˈmɑː.tɪn/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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