Is Martell a boy or girl name?

Martell is a boy’s name. Of the 2,666 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.4% were girls and 98.7% were boys.

Martell

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Martell was most popular in 1986, when 124 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,893 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,666 people named Martell.

Martell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Martell’s peak in 1986. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Martell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Martell is a boy’s name — 1.4% of the 2,666 Americans given it were girls and 98.7% 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 Martell

Where Martell 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