Fun Facts About the Name Martie
- More than 1 thousand babies named Martie: U.S. records list 1,442 babies given the name Martie from 1880 through 2025. Even 221 boys received the name Martie - about 1 boy for every 6 girls.
What Does the Name Martie Mean?
Martie is a short form or pet form of names that begin with Mart-, most often Martha, and also Martin, Martina, and Martine. Its meaning depends on which of these names it shortens, so it has more than one established sense.
As a form of Martha, the name goes back to Aramaic marta, meaning "lady" or "mistress." That word is the feminine of mar, "lord," so the literal sense is "lady" - a title applied to a woman of standing, not a description of character.
As a form of Martin, Martie goes back to the Latin Martinus, which is derived from Mars, the Roman god of war. The literal meaning is "of Mars" or "belonging to Mars," commonly given as "warlike." Martina is the Latin feminine form of Martinus, and Martine is the French feminine form of Martin; both can also yield the short form Martie.
The ending -ie is an English familiar or diminutive suffix, the same one used in everyday pet names, and it does not change the underlying meaning of the longer name.
Martie Name History & Origins
Martha is a biblical name. In the New Testament, Martha of Bethany is the sister of Lazarus and of Mary, and the Gospel of John shows her active in the household; her name appears in Greek as Martha. Because of this, the name was taken up in Christian communities from late antiquity and passed into Latin and then into the languages of Europe, including English.
Martin comes from the Latin Martinus, a name recorded in the Roman world and built on the name of the god Mars. Its wider European use is closely tied to Saint Martin of Tours, a fourth-century bishop whose veneration spread through medieval Europe, where the name Martin became common in many languages. The feminine Martina is the Latin form of the same name, and Martine is its French counterpart.
Martie belongs to the English habit of forming familiar short names by adding -ie to a longer name. It has been used both as a nickname for people named Martha, Martin, Martina, or Martine, and as an independent given name, most often for girls. Its meaning and associations therefore stay linked to whichever longer name lies behind it in a given family.
How Popular is the Name Martie?
Martie has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1970. Its best rank was #1,062 in 1886.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,420 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #8,747 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #7,897 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #11,866 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #10,043 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #12,045 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #12,099 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #17,916 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #18,310 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #18,600 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #13,372 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #16,841 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #14,573 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #13,336 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #14,349 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #15,678 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #7,420 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #12,761 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #8,551 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #6,897 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #12,764 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #12,330 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #9,308 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #12,502 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #9,175 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #6,139 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #6,522 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #7,253 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #7,150 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #5,767 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #4,154 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1978 | #6,724 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1977 | #3,234 | 24 | 0.0016% |
| 1976 | #3,765 | 18 | 0.0012% |
| 1975 | #3,358 | 21 | 0.0014% |
| 1974 | #3,510 | 19 | 0.0013% |
| 1973 | #4,092 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1972 | #2,297 | 33 | 0.0022% |
| 1971 | #3,226 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1970 | #1,893 | 46 | 0.0026% |
| 1969 | #3,408 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1968 | #3,405 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1967 | #2,608 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1966 | #2,497 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1965 | #2,446 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1964 | #2,574 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1963 | #2,280 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1962 | #2,710 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1961 | #2,444 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 1960 | #2,349 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1959 | #2,178 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1958 | #2,724 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1957 | #2,257 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 1956 | #2,789 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1955 | #3,179 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1954 | #2,852 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1953 | #2,773 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1952 | #1,915 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1951 | #2,002 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1950 | #2,400 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1949 | #2,804 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1948 | #2,389 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1947 | #2,176 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1946 | #2,366 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1945 | #2,032 | 18 | 0.0014% |
| 1944 | #1,897 | 21 | 0.0016% |
| 1943 | #3,400 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1942 | #4,457 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #2,782 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1940 | #4,804 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1939 | #3,324 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1937 | #3,681 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1936 | #4,633 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #3,634 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1934 | #4,740 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #4,641 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1932 | #4,856 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #4,181 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1930 | #2,990 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1929 | #5,035 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1928 | #4,541 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #5,336 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1925 | #3,063 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1924 | #2,912 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1923 | #5,448 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1922 | #4,821 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1921 | #4,298 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1919 | #4,610 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1917 | #3,585 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1916 | #3,174 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1915 | #4,723 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1914 | #3,467 | 6 | 0.0008% |
| 1912 | #2,850 | 6 | 0.0011% |
| 1911 | #2,105 | 7 | 0.0017% |
| 1900 | #2,114 | 5 | 0.0017% |
| 1886 | #1,062 | 6 | 0.0042% |
| 1884 | #1,111 | 5 | 0.0039% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | #5,484 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #3,005 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #3,237 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #2,407 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1967 | #2,097 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1966 | #2,186 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1965 | #3,444 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #2,376 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1963 | #2,268 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1962 | #2,460 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1961 | #3,910 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #2,634 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #2,761 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #2,460 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1957 | #2,955 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #2,589 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1955 | #2,897 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #3,690 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #3,064 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #4,003 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #3,395 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1930 | #4,350 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #4,591 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #4,718 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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