Is Marten a boy or girl name?

Marten is a boy’s name. Of the 506 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Marten

Recorded 1915–2024 · United States

Marten was most popular in 1963, when 17 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,699 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 506 people named Marten.

Marten over time

Births per year. The dot marks Marten’s peak in 1963. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Marten a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Marten is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 506 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% 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.

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