Fun Facts About the Name Martino
- 765 babies named Martino: U.S. records list 765 babies given the name Martino from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Martino Mean?
Martino is the Italian form of the name that appears in Latin as Martinus and in English as Martin. Its established meaning is "warlike" or "of Mars," from Mars, the Roman god of war; the Latin genitive Martis supplies the stem Mart-. "Of Mars" is the literal sense, while "warlike" is a customary gloss based on Mars's role as a war god.
Martino Name History & Origins
Martino comes from the Latin Martinus, a Roman name derived from Mars. In Italy the name took the form Martino, the masculine equivalent of English Martin. The name is closely associated with St. Martin of Tours, a fourth-century Roman soldier who became bishop of Tours; his cult spread through medieval Europe, and Martinus and its vernacular forms were used in his honor. In Italian, Martino has also been used as a surname and appears in place and church names such as San Martino. The feast of San Martino is observed on 11 November.
How Popular is the Name Martino?
Martino 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 2008. Its best rank was #2,413 in 1975.
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 | #6,324 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2023 | #8,677 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #7,089 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #7,948 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #8,491 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #8,633 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #6,978 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #9,398 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #5,458 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #5,897 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #7,931 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #10,341 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #6,884 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #5,587 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #7,944 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #5,237 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #4,104 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 2007 | #4,740 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #6,339 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #6,938 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #5,164 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #7,057 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #4,835 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #7,295 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #8,787 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #3,548 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1998 | #4,797 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #3,830 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #5,081 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #4,702 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #4,451 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #4,902 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #3,414 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1991 | #2,959 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1990 | #3,551 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #3,750 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #3,298 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #3,886 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #3,221 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #5,543 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #3,598 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #4,767 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #3,852 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #3,764 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1980 | #4,030 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1979 | #3,291 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1978 | #3,753 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1977 | #4,050 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #2,473 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1975 | #2,413 | 18 | 0.0012% |
| 1974 | #3,484 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #3,940 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #3,272 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #3,840 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #3,719 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #3,238 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #3,273 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #3,824 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #4,321 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #3,494 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #4,432 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1961 | #3,911 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #4,400 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1959 | #3,484 | 7 | 0.0003% |
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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