Is Martel a boy or girl name?

Martel is a boy’s name. Of the 1,706 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.

Martel

Recorded 1920–2025 · United States

Martel was most popular in 1991, when 72 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,179 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,706 people named Martel.

Martel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Martel’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Martel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Martel is a boy’s name — 0.6% of the 1,706 Americans given it were girls and 99.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Martel

Where Martel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org