Is Martika a boy or girl name?

Martika is a girl’s name. Of the 1,077 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Martika

Recorded 1986–2001 · United States

Martika was most popular in 1990, when 273 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,347 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,077 people named Martika.

Martika over time

Births per year. The dot marks Martika’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Martika a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Martika is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,077 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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 Martika

Where Martika 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