Martell Boy
How popular is Martell?
#7,190 boy name in 2025
11 baby boys were named Martell in the US in 2025, making it the 7190th most popular boy name.
Martell popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #7,190 for boys (▼ 726 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 11 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-63% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,590 in 2015, #5,976 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1986 (124 boys) |
| Highest rank | #811 in 1986 |
| First recorded | 1917 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Martell counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Martell family of names ranked #3,868 for boys in 2025 (#3,349 the year before), with 18 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Martell | 11 | 61% |
| Martel | 7 | 39% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Martell is most popular
Babies named Martell per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Michigan: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Martell by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 13 | #2,955 |
| 1920s | 40 | #3,406 |
| 1930s | 39 | #2,628 |
| 1940s | 21 | #3,108 |
| 1950s | 31 | #3,023 |
| 1960s | 31 | #3,040 |
| 1970s | 108 | #2,508 |
| 1980s | 866 | #811 |
| 1990s | 698 | #959 |
| 2000s | 369 | #2,192 |
| 2010s | 327 | #2,713 |
| 2020s | 87 | #5,015 |
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Questions
- Is Martell a boy or girl name?
- Martell is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Martell were boys.
- How popular is the name Martell?
- 11 baby boys were named Martell in the US in 2025, making it the 7190th most popular boy name.
- When was Martell most popular?
- Martell peaked in 1986, when 124 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #811 in 1986.
- How many people are named Martell?
- 2,666 babies have been named Martell in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,456 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 34.
- Where is Martell most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Martell was most common in Michigan, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.