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How popular is the name Marty?
Births per year, rank history and how many Marties are alive today.
Marty (male) is a shortened form of the name Martin. Although Marty itself was given to 9 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 2440th as a registered name), most Marties are registered as Martin, which ranked 363rd in 2025 with 115 babies.
Most people called Marty are registered as Martin, and share that name's profile: the Martin you are most likely to meet is around 62 years old. Half of all Martins born in England and Wales are between 49 and 67, and there are at least 180,000 of them alive today. Only some Martins go by Marty.
How many babies are named Marty or Martin each year?
Combined registrations of Martin, Marty. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Martin rank as a registered name?
Where does Marty rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Marty short for Martin?
Yes - Marty is a shortened form of Martin. Marties are usually registered as Martin at birth.
When was the name Marty most popular?
The full name Martin peaked in 1964, when around 7,600 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Marty itself peaked as a registered name in 2020, with 27 babies.
How many people are called Marty?
There's no official count of people who go by Marty, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 180,000 people registered as Martin born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Marty.
How old is the typical Marty?
Most people called Marty are registered as Martin. Most living Martins are between 49 and 67; the most common age is about 62.
Is Marty becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak.