Martel Boy
How popular is Martel?
#9,710 boy name in 2025
7 baby boys were named Martel in the US in 2025, making it the 9710th most popular boy name.
1,607living people named Martel (est.)
34median age of people named Martel
1,706babies named Martel since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025
Martel popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #9,710 for boys (▼ 1950 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-61% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,056 in 2015, #6,292 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1991 (72 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,144 in 1983 |
| First recorded | 1920 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Martel counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Martell family of names ranked #3,868 for boys in 2025 (#3,349 the year before), with 18 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Martell | 11 | 61% |
| Martel | 7 | 39% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Martel by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 23 | #3,695 |
| 1940s | 16 | #2,442 |
| 1950s | 12 | #3,274 |
| 1960s | 50 | #2,860 |
| 1970s | 119 | #2,418 |
| 1980s | 496 | #1,144 |
| 1990s | 496 | #1,319 |
| 2000s | 246 | #3,069 |
| 2010s | 176 | #3,993 |
| 2020s | 62 | #6,292 |
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Questions
- Is Martel a boy or girl name?
- Martel is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Martel were boys.
- How popular is the name Martel?
- 7 baby boys were named Martel in the US in 2025, making it the 9710th most popular boy name.
- When was Martel most popular?
- Martel peaked in 1991, when 72 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,144 in 1983.
- How many people are named Martel?
- 1,706 babies have been named Martel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,607 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 34.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.