Martinique
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mar-tin-EEK
- Origin
- French
Martinique is a girls' name of French origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Martinique mean?
French: from the French Caribbean island of Martinique
Taken from the French Caribbean island of Martinique, an overseas region of France.
Is Martinique a girl's or a boy's name?
Martinique is a girls' name.
How popular is Martinique in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1977, with 36 girls. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the girls named Martinique in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Martinique in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 18 | #5,200 |
| 1992 | 18 | #5,260 |
| 1991 | 21 | #4,644 |
| 1990 | 19 | #4,863 |
| 1989 | 23 | #4,115 |
| 1988 | 17 | #4,835 |
| 1987 | 10 | #6,783 |
| 1986 | 8 | #7,745 |
| 1985 | 17 | #4,453 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,290 |
| 1983 | 17 | #4,285 |
| 1982 | 17 | #4,346 |
| 1981 | 17 | #4,343 |
| 1980 | 21 | #3,718 |
| 1979 | 18 | #4,051 |
| 1978 | 14 | #4,679 |
| 1977 | 36 | #2,423 |
| 1976 | 23 | #3,094 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
Names like Martinique
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Angelique, Marisol, Monique, Lucero, Amanda, Mercedes, Dulce, Maria, Marissa, Mariah, Montserrat, Lorena
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcie, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle
Sources
Figures from 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, “Martinique: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/martinique, updated 20 October 2026.