Martin

Meaning and origin of Martin

Popularity of Martin in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2018.
• Over recent years, Martin has been stable (−3.2% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Martin every 2.2 schools, all spellings combined.

Martin in English-speaking countries

Martin ranks 98^th in Ireland, 247^th in Northern Ireland and 269^th in Ontario (Canada), against 36^th in France.

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  98^th boys’ name176 babies in 3 years1 boy in 408−2.9% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  247^th boys’ name23 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,107

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  306^th boys’ name37 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,204

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  269^th boys’ name139 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,223−1.6% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  311^th boys’ name3,266 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,574−1.8% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  322^nd boys’ name33 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,816

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  332^nd boys’ name388 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,130−6.1% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  450^th boys’ name22 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,239

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Martin and Martín are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Martínabroad
• Martyn5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Martin

• Marceau
• Victor
• Maxence
• Marin
• Camille
• Antoine
• Maxime
• Gabin
• Marcel
• Lucas
• Pablo
• Marius

See also

• →French names of Latin origin
• 36^thTop 100 French boy names