Martin
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Martin comes from Latin and means “warlike” or “dedicated to Mars,” the Roman god of war. The soldier Saint Martin is remembered for cutting his cloak in two and giving half of it to a beggar. Famous Martins include Martin Luther, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Scorsese, and Martin Van Buren. In My Favorite Martian, “Uncle Martin” is a stranded Martian living with a Los Angeles reporter.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Sci-Fi Baby Names
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Usage of Martin in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Martin against each list of names.
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Dutch
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English
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Finnish
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French
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Georgian
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Greek
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Italian
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Latin
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Romanian
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Russian
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Martin is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Martin in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 1,009 boys were named Martin, making it the #335 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 315,561 boys have been named Martin, with the most (6,073) in 1963. It is most common, relative to births, in Washington, D.C., Arizona and Minnesota.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Martin in other languages
- Mart Dutch, Estonian
- Mertinas German, Lithuanian
- Morten Danish, Norwegian
- Maarten Dutch
- Marcin Polish
- Marten Dutch
- Marti Estonian
- Martie English
- Martijn Dutch
- Martinian English
- Martino Italian
- Martinus Dutch
- Martín Spanish
- Máirtín Irish
- Márton Hungarian
- Mårten Swedish
- Mārtiņš Latvian
- Мартин Macedonian
Martin name days
- November 11 Czech Republic
- November 11 France
- November 11 Slovakia
- November 10 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Martin
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Martin, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Hurricane Martin (Category 1) | 2022 | North Atlantic | 139 km/h |
| Cyclone Martin (Category 3) | 1998 | South Pacific | 185 km/h |
| Cyclone Martin (Category 1) | 1986 | South Pacific | 139 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Martin
There are 1,954 towns and villages with Martin in their name, in 58 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 791🇫🇷 France 408🇪🇸 Spain 109🇵🇪 Peru 89🇺🇸 United States 74🇦🇷 Argentina 71🇨🇴 Colombia 69🇧🇴 Bolivia 47
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| San Martin | Piura, 🇵🇪 Peru | 130,000 | Map |
| San Martín | Mendoza, 🇦🇷 Argentina | 82,549 | Map |
| Martin | Žilina Region, 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 51,139 | Map |
| San Martín | Cuscatlan, 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 39,361 | Map |
| Diego Martin | Diego Martin Regional Corporation, 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 25,370 | Map |
| San Martín | Meta Department, 🇨🇴 Colombia | 22,281 | Map |
| San Martín | Cesar Department, 🇨🇴 Colombia | 20,452 | Map |
| Martin | Tennessee, 🇺🇸 United States | 10,959 | Map |
| Saint Martin | Mississippi, 🇺🇸 United States | 7,730 | Map |
| San Martin | California, 🇺🇸 United States | 7,027 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Martin
There are 261 lakes and reservoirs with Martin in their name, in 7 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 151🇨🇦 Canada 94🇲🇽 Mexico 7🇦🇷 Argentina 6🇫🇮 Finland 1🇵🇪 Peru 1🇷🇪 Reunion 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Baie Martin | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Martin | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Martin | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Martin | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Martin | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Martin | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Martin | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Martin | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Martin | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Martin | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Martin songs
One song on Wikidata has Martin in its title:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Martin
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Martin.
Martin Albrechtsen
Martin Allen
Martin Amis
Martin Andersen Nexø
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Fictional characters named Martin
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Martin as a pet name
FurryName has found 98 dogs named Martin in public pet registers, making it the #1,315 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Villavicencio (4), Fusagasugá (1), Burlington (1). Martin as a dog name →
FurryName has found 15 cats named Martin in public pet registers, making it the #737 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Miranda (3), Fusagasugá (1), Surf Coast Shire (1). Martin as a cat name →
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