Martina
Feminine · “of Mars”
Martina is overwhelmingly a girls’ name — 18,498 girls against 40 boys since 1880.
Martina comes from the same Latin root as Martin, and it has been carried in Spanish, Italian, Czech and German alike for centuries without ever needing to change its spelling. Three syllables that land on the middle one, mar-TEE-na, ending in the open vowel that so many Romance languages favor. In the United States it has been quietly on the books for well over a century, never fashionable, never gone.
How old is the name Martina?
Martina was already in use when US birth records began in 1880 — it is at least 145 years old. The typical Martina alive today was born around 1981, making them about 44 years old. About 15,000 people named Martina are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Martina most popular?
Martina peaked in 1899, reaching #526 nationally. Today it ranks #1367, 841 places below that high. See the whole 1899 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Mars to Martina
The story of Martina
The name begins as Latin Martinus, a Roman name built on Mars, and its feminine Martina was in use in the late Roman world. A Christian martyr named Martina was venerated at Rome from early on, and a church in the Roman Forum still bears her name alongside Saint Luke's. Through the Church the name spread across Catholic Europe, settling most durably in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and the Czech and Slovak lands, where it has remained ordinary rather than exotic ever since. It reached the United States with speakers of those languages and has stayed in continuous, modest use here.
Meaning
of Mars — from the Roman god's name
Martina is the feminine of Latin Martinus, formed from Mars, the Roman god of war. Whether the original sense was 'dedicated to Mars' or simply 'warlike' is a matter of shading; the derivation itself is not in doubt.
How the name formed
- Mars
- Martinus
- Martina
Related forms: Martina · Martina · Martina · Martine · Martyna · Martinha
Pronouncing Martina
mar-TEE-nuh
Stress falls on the middle syllable in English, Spanish, Italian and Czech alike. Some English speakers reach for mar-TY-nuh on first sight, but a single correction usually settles it.
Nicknames for Martina
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1880
- Most girls named
- 1984320 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #526reached in 1899
- Change vs 2022
- −1.2%161 in 2025, from 163
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Martina in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Martina in Spanish — same name
- Martina in Italian — same name
- Martina in Czech — same name
- Martine in French — related form
- Martyna in Polish — spelling variant
- Martinha in Portuguese — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Florida, Texas, New York.
Martinas among us
people named Martina are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 9,983 born in 2025 was named Martina
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Martina sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Martina is headed
Martina looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 16% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Martina beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Martina in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- Spelled the same way in Spanish, Italian, Czech, German and English — it crosses borders without needing a new form.
- Long, unbroken documented use from late Roman times through the Catholic countries of Europe to the present.
- Established short forms already exist: Tina, Marti, Martita — none of them invented for the occasion.
- Recognizable to most English speakers through its relatives Martin and Martina's near-twin Marina, so it rarely needs spelling out twice.
- Tina arrives whether it is invited or not, and it carries a strong flavor of the generations that used it as a full name. Worth deciding in advance how you feel about it.
- Martina, Martine, Marina and Marta sit close together and get swapped by people writing quickly. Expect occasional corrections on forms and rosters.
- The meaning traces back to the Roman god of war, which some families like and others would rather not lean on. It sits far enough in the background that no one hears it in daily use.
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Feminine · #1367 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Martinas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 15,000 people named Martina are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Martina in 2025?
- Martina ranks #1367 among US girl names in 2025, with 161 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Martina?
- About 1 in every 9,983 US girls born in 2025 was named Martina — 161 in all.
- Will my child share the name Martina with classmates?
- Martina will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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