Martell
Martell was the 7497th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 814th with 124 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,848 places. More babies were named Martell in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,497 boys, down 1,321 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1986124 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,666babies recorded
Martell popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 36 since 1915.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,497 | 11 |
| 2020 | #6,176 | 14 |
| 2010 | #2,817 | 43 |
| 2000 | #2,212 | 45 |
| 1990 | #969 | 117 |
| 1980 | #2,803 | 17 |
| 1970 | #2,588 | 14 |
| 1960 | #3,918 | 6 |
| 1950 | #4,011 | 5 |
| 1940 | #3,772 | 5 |
| 1930 | #3,857 | 6 |
| 1920 | #4,106 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Martell, counting every spelling?
Martell is the most common spelling of 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 Martell?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Martell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Martell 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 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Martell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Martell?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Martell are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 22 and 40. That makes Martell 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.
Martell by state
How common Martell was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Martell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Martell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Martell
How popular is the name Martell?
Martell was the 7497th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 814th with 124 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,848 places. More babies were named Martell in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Martell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Martell in the US.
Where is Martell most popular?
In 2021–2025, Martell was most common in Michigan (0.02 per 1,000 boys).