Martinez
Martinez was the 11518th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 1737th; the most babies were born in 1990 (41). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,819 places. More babies were named Martinez in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,518 boys, down 23 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199041 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,161babies recorded
Martinez popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 29 since 1976.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,518 | 6 |
| 2020 | #11,495 | 6 |
| 2010 | #8,554 | 9 |
| 2000 | #3,492 | 24 |
| 1990 | #1,898 | 41 |
| 1980 | #2,261 | 23 |
| 1970 | #2,369 | 16 |
| 1960 | #3,541 | 7 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Martinez, counting every spelling?
Martinez has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Martinez?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Martinez (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Martinez 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Martinez.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Martinez?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Martinez are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 29 and 51. That makes Martinez 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.
Martinez by state
How common Martinez was among boys born in each state in 1988–1992, around its peak. In 47 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 Martinez: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Martinez, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Martinez
How popular is the name Martinez?
Martinez was the 11518th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 1737th; the most babies were born in 1990 (41). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,819 places. More babies were named Martinez in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Martinez a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Martinez in the US.
Where was Martinez most popular?
In 1988–1992, Martinez was most common in Alabama (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Illinois.