Martino
A masculine name derived from Mars, the Roman god of war.
Name Census estimates that about 722 living Americans carry the first name Martino. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Martino today is around 31 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Martino births was 2008 (25 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Martino. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Martino with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
722
~ 1 in 474,729 Americans
Peak year
2008
25 babies that year
Average age
31
years old
2023 SSA rank
#8,677
Tracked since 1959
Census
Martino in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 838 people with the first name Martino, which placed it at #14,152 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#14,152
National first-name rank
People counted
838
838 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
40.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Martino
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Martino is White at 40.5%. The next largest groups are Black (31.3%) and Hispanic (18.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Martino described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Martino at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White40.5% · 339
- Black or African American31.3% · 262
- Hispanic or Latino18.0% · 151
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.7% · 48
- Two or more races3.5% · 29
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 9
Popularity
Martino: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Martino from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 163 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Martino by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Martino during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Martinos live
Origin
Meaning and history of Martino
The given name Martino is of Latin origin and derives from the name Martinus, which in turn comes from the Roman god of war, Mars. The root of the name is thought to be related to the Latin word "mas", meaning male or masculine. The earliest recorded use of the name Martinus dates back to ancient Rome, where it was a family name for patricians.
During the spread of Christianity, the name Martinus became popular due to its association with Saint Martin of Tours, a 4th-century bishop known for his charity and humility. He was born in modern-day Hungary around 316 AD and is the patron saint of soldiers, beggars, and the poor. The popularity of his name likely contributed to the widespread use of Martino across Europe in the Middle Ages.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Martino can be found in the works of the medieval Italian poet Dante Alighieri, who mentions a character named Martino in his epic poem "The Divine Comedy", completed around 1320 AD. In the 14th century, Martino da Canale, an Italian chronicler, wrote a history of Venice titled "Les Estoires de Venise".
During the Renaissance period, several notable figures bore the name Martino, including Martino Longhi the Elder (1534-1591), an Italian painter from the Venetian school, and Martino Rota (1520-1583), an Italian mathematician and cartographer who worked on mapping the Duchy of Milan.
In the 17th century, Martino Stroppa (1633-1703) was an Italian architect and sculptor who worked on several churches and palaces in Rome. Martino Altomonte (1657-1745) was an Austrian painter and engraver active in Naples and known for his religious works.
Moving into the 18th century, Martino Beltramini (1701-1778) was an Italian architect and sculptor who designed several churches and palaces in Venice. Martino Longhi the Younger (1759-1819) was an Italian painter who specialized in genre paintings and portraits, following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Martino Longhi the Elder.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who bore the name Martino, which has its roots in ancient Rome and gained widespread popularity across Europe due to its association with Saint Martin of Tours.
People
Martino + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Martino as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Martino: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Martino?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 722 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Martino going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 474,729 US residents.
Is Martino a common name?
We classify Martino as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 751 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Martino most popular?
The single biggest year for Martino was 2008, when 25 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Martino is about 31 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Martino in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 838 people with the name Martino, or 0.28 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,152 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Martino in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Martino?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Martino leans strongly male. 813 people counted with this name were male (97.1%), compared with 24 female bearers (2.9%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Martino?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Martino is White at 40.5%. The next largest groups are Black (31.3%) and Hispanic (18.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Martino most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Martino in the 2020 Census, accounting for 40.5% (339 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Martino in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Martino a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Martino in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Martino still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Martino in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Martino can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Martino?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.