How Many People Are Named Marten?
An estimated 386 people in the United States have the first name Marten. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Marten peaked in popularity in 1963 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marten as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Marten paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
386
About 1 in 887,965 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1963
17 births
Total Registered
506
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marten
Marten is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 506 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Marten as a male name
Ranked #10,503 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 1963 (17 births)
Marten: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marten span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 98 babies were registered. Marten has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marten by Decade
How has Marten tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Marten by State
Marten + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marten as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marten
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Marten: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marten?
We estimate approximately 386 people named Marten are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 887,965 Americans share this first name.
Is Marten a common name?
Marten is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 506 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marten most popular?
Marten reached peak popularity in 1963, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marten is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marten a male name?
Marten is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marten Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marten Smith, Marten Johnson, Marten Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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