Martell
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mar-TEL
- Origin
- French
- US rank, 2025
- #7,190 for boys
Martell is a boys' name of French origin, meaning “hammer”. In 2025 it ranked 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Martell mean?
French: French surname, from Old French martel
“hammer”
From a French surname meaning hammer, as in Charles Martel, the Frankish leader who won the Battle of Tours in 732.
Is Martell a girl's or a boy's name?
Martell is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Martell in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Martell in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2004. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Martell in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Martell in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,190th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Martell, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 1986, with 124 boys. It first appears in the records in 1917.
2025 had fewer boys named Martell than any year since 1978.
Half of all the boys named Martell in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Martell in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,015 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,333 |
| 2018 | 23 | #4,350 |
| 2017 | 34 | #3,310 |
| 2016 | 31 | #3,523 |
| 2015 | 30 | #3,590 |
| 2014 | 33 | #3,295 |
| 2013 | 43 | #2,713 |
| 2012 | 36 | #3,113 |
| 2011 | 31 | #3,433 |
| 2010 | 43 | #2,786 |
| 2009 | 42 | #2,846 |
| 2008 | 34 | #3,284 |
| 2007 | 33 | #3,311 |
| 2006 | 46 | #2,577 |
| 2005 | 40 | #2,697 |
| 2004 | 35 | #2,883 |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,361 |
| 2002 | 36 | #2,628 |
| 2001 | 31 | #2,926 |
| 2000 | 45 | #2,192 |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,095 |
| 1998 | 56 | #1,788 |
| 1997 | 43 | #2,057 |
| 1996 | 54 | #1,722 |
| 1995 | 62 | #1,522 |
| 1994 | 59 | #1,559 |
| 1993 | 71 | #1,353 |
| 1992 | 85 | #1,217 |
| 1991 | 106 | #1,040 |
| 1990 | 117 | #959 |
| 1989 | 105 | #994 |
| 1988 | 104 | #942 |
| 1987 | 105 | #920 |
| 1986 | 124 | #811 |
| 1985 | 117 | #823 |
| 1984 | 90 | #925 |
| 1983 | 111 | #827 |
| 1982 | 71 | #1,082 |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,269 |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,728 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,167 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,399 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,834 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,262 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,443 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,658 |
| 1971 | 11 | #2,971 |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,508 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,242 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,039 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,663 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,289 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,022 |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,940 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,503 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,678 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,665 |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,458 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,516 |
| 1936 | 8 | #2,628 |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,644 |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,677 |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,640 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,761 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,590 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,149 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,406 |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,865 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,236 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,305 |
| 1921 | 6 | #3,867 |
| 1920 | 6 | #3,814 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,178 |
| 1917 | 8 | #2,955 |
Names like Martell
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Matthew, Adam, Michael, Maxwell, Nathan, Joshua, Daniel, Jason, Jacob, Marcus, Luke, Jordan
Names related to Martell
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcie, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Martell: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/martell, updated 20 October 2026.