Martyn
Boy · MAR-tin · Latin
Martyn is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “of Mars”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Martyn mean?
Latin: spelling of Martin, used in Wales and Ukraine
“of Mars”
Martin comes from Martinus, derived from Mars, the Roman god of war.
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Is Martyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Martyn is a boys' name.
How popular is Martyn 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 104 boys.
Half of all the boys named Martyn in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1954 (#75), 1964 (#87), 1974 (#80) and 1984 (#94).
Martyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 20 | #1,257 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,369 |
| 2005 | 23 | #1,033 |
| 2004 | 25 | #921 |
| 2003 | 25 | #880 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,193 |
| 2001 | 29 | #691 |
| 2000 | 41 | #541 |
| 1999 | 48 | #494 |
| 1998 | 54 | #447 |
| 1997 | 87 | #330 |
| 1996 | 104 | #292 |
How popular is Martyn in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1956, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1917.
Half of all the boys named Martyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1956 and 1990, the years shaded on the chart below.
Martyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,221 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,342 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,890 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,313 |
| 1968 | 9 | #2,906 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,229 |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,626 |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,269 |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,408 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,672 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,303 |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,408 |
| 1960 | 14 | #2,209 |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1958 | 13 | #2,263 |
| 1957 | 13 | #2,273 |
| 1956 | 17 | #1,944 |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,047 |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,043 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,708 |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,374 |
| 1951 | 9 | #2,660 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,020 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,296 |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,315 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,523 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,337 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 9 | #2,562 |
| 1942 | 7 | #2,939 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,504 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,449 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,175 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #3,999 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #3,867 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,543 |
Nicknames for Martyn
- Marty 9 boys in the UK in 2025
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