Boy · Latin, through English
Marty
Say it: MAR-tee
Meaning
A pet form of Martin, from Latin Martinus, a derivative of Mars, the Roman god of war.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used as an independent name in the US mainly from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1960s
In the United States
- 35,975 babies given this name since 1896
- At its height in 1963, about 1 in 1,300 boys
- 51 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Martie
Famous bearers
- Marty Robbins, American country singer
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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