How Many People Are Named Martin Ritt?

There are approximately 1 people named Martin Ritt living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Martin with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Ritt. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Martin

Last Name

Ritt

Martin: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Martin. The peak year was 1963 with 6,088 births. The average person named Martin today is 51 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Martin

In the 2020 Census, the first name Martin was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (50.29%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (41.42%) and Black (4.49%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Martin in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Martin rose or fell over time.

White

50.29%

Black

4.49%

Hispanic

41.42%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.82%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.52%

Two or More Races

1.46%

Ancestry of the Ritt Surname

The surname Ritt was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Ritt in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

91.14%

Black

1.72%

Hispanic

2.51%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.72%

Two or More Races

2.91%

How we calculated this

The first name "Martin" has an estimated frequency of 0.0614% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Ritt" appears at a rate of 0.25 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Martin are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Martin

Martin Smith Martin Johnson Martin Williams Martin Brown Martin Jones Martin Garcia Martin Hernandez Martin Jackson

Other people with the surname Ritt

Michael Ritt James Ritt Robert Ritt David Ritt John Ritt William Ritt

Martin Ritt: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Martin Ritt?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Martin Ritt are alive in the United States today. The first name Martin is shared by 210,454 Americans, and the surname Ritt is shared by 867.

How rare is the name Martin Ritt?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Martin is common and the surname Ritt is very rare.

Is Martin a male or female name?

Martin is predominantly male, with 99.5% of bearers being male and 0.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 1963 and the average bearer today is 51 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Martin?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Martin was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (50.29%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (41.42%) and Black (4.49%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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