How Many People Are Named Martyn?
An estimated 464 people in the United States have the first name Martyn. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Martyn peaked in popularity in 1956 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Martyn 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 Martyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
464
About 1 in 738,695 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1956
17 births
Total Registered
566
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Martyn
Martyn is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 566 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Martyn as a male name
Ranked #13,467 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1956 (17 births)
Martyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Martyn span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 123 babies were registered. Martyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Martyn by Decade
How has Martyn 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.
Martyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Martyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Martyn
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Martyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Martyn?
We estimate approximately 464 people named Martyn 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 738,695 Americans share this first name.
Is Martyn a common name?
Martyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 566 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Martyn most popular?
Martyn reached peak popularity in 1956, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Martyn is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Martyn a male name?
Martyn is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Martyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Martyn Smith, Martyn Johnson, Martyn 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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