Martynas
A masculine Lithuanian name derived from the Latin Martinus meaning "dedicated to Mars".
Name Census estimates that about 13 living Americans carry the first name Martynas. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Martynas today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Martynas births was 2007 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Martynas. 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 Martynas with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Martynas. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
13
~ 1 in 26,365,718 Americans
Peak year
2007
8 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2007 SSA rank
#9,445
Tracked since 2003
Census
Martynas in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 137 people with the first name Martynas, which placed it at #47,543 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
#47,543
National first-name rank
People counted
137
137 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
98.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Martynas
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Martynas is White at 98.5%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (0.7%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (0.7%). 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 Martynas 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 Martynas at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White98.5% · 135
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 1
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 1
Popularity
Martynas: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Martynas 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 Martynas during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13 | 0 | 13 |
Geography
Where Martynas' live
Origin
Meaning and history of Martynas
The name Martynas is a Lithuanian masculine given name derived from the Latin name Martinus, which is related to the Roman god Mars, the god of war. The name Martinus was widely used among ancient Romans and later spread throughout Europe during the Christian era.
In its Lithuanian form, Martynas is believed to have originated in the Middle Ages, when Lithuania was a powerful state in the Baltic region. The name was likely introduced to Lithuania through the influence of the Catholic Church and its use of Latin names.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Martynas was Martynas Mažvydas (c. 1510-1563), a Lithuanian Protestant reformer and translator. He is considered the father of Lithuanian literature and is best known for his translation of the first Lithuanian book, a catechism published in 1547.
Another notable historical figure with the name Martynas was Martynas Smetona (1862-1944), a Lithuanian businessman and politician who served as the first President of Lithuania from 1919 to 1920.
In the 16th century, Martynas Vilentas (c. 1536-1615) was a Lithuanian Catholic priest and writer who produced several religious works in the Lithuanian language.
During the 17th century, Martynas Pockevičius (c. 1618-1675) was a Lithuanian Jesuit priest and author who wrote extensively on theological and philosophical subjects.
More recently, Martynas Žilinskas (1857-1939) was a Lithuanian writer, politician, and activist who played a significant role in the Lithuanian National Revival movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
While the name Martynas has its roots in ancient Roman and early Christian traditions, it has maintained a strong presence in Lithuanian culture and history, with numerous notable individuals bearing this name over the centuries.
People
Martynas + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Martynas 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
Martynas: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Martynas?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 13 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Martynas 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 26,365,718 US residents.
Is Martynas a common name?
We classify Martynas as "Very Rare". It ranks above 33.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 13 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Martynas most popular?
The single biggest year for Martynas was 2007, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Martynas is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Martynas in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 137 people with the name Martynas, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #47,543 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 Martynas 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 Martynas?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Martynas appears almost entirely male. Of the 135 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Martynas?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Martynas is White at 98.5%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (0.7%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (0.7%). 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 Martynas most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Martynas in the 2020 Census, accounting for 98.5% (135 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 Martynas in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Martynas a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Martynas 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 Martynas still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Martynas 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 Martynas 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 share the name Martynas?
Want to know how many people share the name Martynas? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.