Martel
Martel was the 10313th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 1151st; the most babies were born in 1991 (72). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,110 places. More babies were named Martel in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,313 boys, down 3,810 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199172 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,706babies recorded
Martel popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 10 since 1973.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,313 | 7 |
| 2020 | #6,503 | 13 |
| 2010 | #4,070 | 25 |
| 2000 | #3,125 | 28 |
| 1990 | #1,376 | 66 |
| 1980 | #2,334 | 22 |
| 1970 | #2,823 | 12 |
| 1960 | #4,399 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #4,715 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Martel, counting every spelling?
Martel is a spelling of Martell, a name family that had 18 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 18 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martell | 11 | #7,497 | 73 |
| Martel | 7 | #10,313 | 49 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Martel?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Martel (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Martel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Martel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Martel?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Martel are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 24 and 41. That makes Martel mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Martel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Martel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Martel
How popular is the name Martel?
Martel was the 10313th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 1151st; the most babies were born in 1991 (72). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,110 places. More babies were named Martel in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Martel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Martel in the US.