girl's name

Martinique

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 10
  • Births on record 463

Martinique is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2007 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1977, when 36 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1972.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.

Martinique over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2007, not a full ten years.

157
'70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Martinique by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 99
1980s 157
1990s 155
2000s (to 2007) 49

How popular is Martinique?

In 2007, Martinique was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Martinique is used

England & Wales #4,532 3 in 1998
United States #16,446 6 in 2007

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Martinique

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Martinique also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Martinique over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Martinique

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Martinique — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Martinique

How popular is the name Martinique?

In 2007, Martinique was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Martinique a girl's or a boy's name?

Martinique is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Martinique?

Martinique has 3 syllables.

When was Martinique most popular?

Martinique peaked in 1977, when 36 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.