unisex name

Marty

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 37,960

Ireland

#644

2024 births

Marty is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 11% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 56 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 1962, when 1,736 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 59,203 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1896.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Marty over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

13,830
'90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Marty by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 6
1900s 33
1910s 128
1920s 269
1930s 507
1940s 1,783
1950s 8,387
1960s 13,830
1970s 6,381
1980s 2,198
1990s 1,256
2000s 641
2010s 506
2020s (to 2025) 344

How popular is Marty?

In 2025, Marty was given to 56 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Marty is used

Ireland #644 5 in 2024
Scotland #877 3 in 2023
France #989 40 in 2025
England & Wales #2,622 9 in 2025
Canada #2,814 7 in 2024
United States #2,935 56 in 2025

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 Marty

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

Parents who like Marty also like

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

Sibling names for Marty

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

Common questions about Marty

How popular is the name Marty?

In 2025, Marty was given to 56 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Marty is used for both girls and boys. About 11% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Marty?

Marty has 2 syllables.

When was Marty most popular?

Marty peaked in 1962, when 1,736 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Marty a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Marty currently ranks #989 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.