Is Martyn a boy or girl name?

Martyn is a boy’s name. Of the 566 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Martyn

Recorded 1917–2024 · United States

Martyn was most popular in 1956, when 17 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,461 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 566 people named Martyn.

Martyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Martyn’s peak in 1956. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Martyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Martyn is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 566 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