How Many People Are Named Martinez?
An estimated 1,077 people in the United States have the first name Martinez. It is predominantly male (97.5%). The average bearer is 40 years old, and Martinez peaked in popularity in 1990 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Martinez 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 Martinez paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,077
About 1 in 318,249 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.5% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1990
41 births
Total Registered
1,155
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Martinez
Martinez is predominantly male (97.5%), though 29 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Martinez as a male name
Ranked #13,625 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 1990 (41 births)
Martinez as a female name
Ranked #14,665 in 1992
5 female births in 1992
Peak: 1977 (9 births)
Martinez: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Martinez span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 269 babies were registered. Martinez has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Martinez by Decade
How has Martinez 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.
Martinez by State
Birth registrations for Martinez span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Alabama, Georgia. The lowest are in Texas, Michigan, Georgia. On average, about 8 Martinezs were registered per state.
Martinez + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Martinez as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Martinez
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Martinez: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Martinez?
We estimate approximately 1,077 people named Martinez 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 318,249 Americans share this first name.
Is Martinez a common name?
Martinez is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,155 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Martinez most popular?
Martinez reached peak popularity in 1990, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Martinez is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Martinez a male name?
Martinez is predominantly male. 97.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Martinez Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Martinez Smith, Martinez Johnson, Martinez 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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