Marty comes from the Latin tradition, meaning Of Mars, warlike, warrior.
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How popular is Marty?
1962peak year
Today, Marty is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2742), with only about 55 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1962, 1,614 babies were given the name (ranked #186 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1960s. Marty's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 36,211 babies have been registered as Marty since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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