Masculine dossier · first seen 1920

Martel

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Martel
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1991

Peak era

1991

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1920Peak 19912024

Peak year

1991

Decline from peak

86.1%

2024

All-time

1,689

Martel is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1991, when 72 boys were named Martel.

In 2024, only 10 boys were given the name.

Down 86.1% from its peak.

All told, about 1,689 Americans have been named Martel and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1920.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1991

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