Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Martyn

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Warrior of Mars.

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Martyn

Pronunciation

m(a)-rt-yn, mar-tyn

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1956 (rank #1946, 17 births); most recent 2024 (rank #12301, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
2025–
20245
2023–
20226
2021–
20205
20195
20186
2017–
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #288, 90 births); most recent 2024 (rank #2919, 7 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
20247
2023–
20225
20214
20205
20193
20187
201710
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #4934, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
20163
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1992 (rank #337, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1988 (rank #79, 83 births); most recent 2011 (rank #648, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #277, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
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2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence