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Its wave through time Fading since the 1910s
In the United States 0 5 10 15 20 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1912 per 100,000 babies of that sex 6,126 babies given this name since 1882 At its height in 1910, about 1 in 5,600 girls Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020 Names worth a look Martin Boy From Latin Martinus, derived from Mars. Early Medieval · peak 1880 Myrtle Girl The shrub, from Greek myrtos. Victorian · peak 1895 · forgotten Meredith Girl From Welsh Maredudd, Old Welsh Morgetiud; the second element is probably iudd 'lord', and the first is uncertain. Middle Ages · peak 1980 Marty Boy A pet form of Martin, from Latin Martinus, a derivative of Mars, the Roman god of war. Modern · peak 1963 Martina Girl Feminine of Martino (Martin), from Latin Martinus, derived from the god Mars. Rome · peak 1899 Märta Girl The Swedish form of Martha, from Aramaic 'lady, mistress'. Middle Ages · peak 1950 Myrtie Girl A pet form of Myrtle, from the myrtle shrub (Greek myrtos). Victorian · peak 1887 · forgotten Mordecai Boy Probably from the name of the Babylonian god Marduk. Biblical · peak 2020 · forgotten Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.