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How popular is the name Martyn?
Births per year, rank history and how many Martyns are alive today.
Martyn (male), once a common boys' name, is now rarely given to new babies in England and Wales: just 7 in 2024, ranked 2922nd. The name peaked in 1964, when around 810 babies were given the name, the 87th most popular that year. It has declined since 1964; the 2024 figure is roughly 1% of its peak. At least 27,000 babies have been named Martyn in England and Wales since 1954. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
The Martyn you are most likely to meet is around 59 years old. Half of all Martyns born in England and Wales are between 46 and 66, and there are at least 28,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly an 8.8% chance that at least one of them will be called Martyn.
How many babies are named Martyn each year?
Where does Martyn rank among boys' names?
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
When was the name Martyn most popular?
Martyn peaked in 1964, when around 810 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Martyn?
At least 28,000 people named Martyn born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Martyn?
Most living Martyns are between 46 and 66; the most common age is about 59.
Is Martyn becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.