Given name & surname
Maarten
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
Maarten is a form of Martin. One Latin interpretation is “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maarten is a form of Martin. One Latin interpretation is “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Maarten is a form of Martin. An origin associated with Martin is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Dutch use, Maarten is used as a form of Martin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Maarten is a form of Martin. The history of Martin gives this family its wider story. Martin was in use during the Middle Ages.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Maarten through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 29
- 29 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 374 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maarten’s family of names
Maarten shares a linguistic root with Martin. In Dutch usage, Maarten has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Marcin. Maarten has a related form in Martin.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Maarten has relatives in 5 languages.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 17
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Maarten
- Maarten StekelenburgDutch footballer (born 1982)
- Martin JolDutch association football player and manager (born 1956)
- Maarten TrompDutch admiral (1598-1653)
- Maarten van HeemskerckDutch painter (1498–1574)
- Maarten SchmidtDutch astronomer (1929–2022)
- Maarten VandevoordtBelgian footballerborn 2002
- Maarten van der WeijdenDutch long-distance swimmerborn 1981
- Maarten MartensBelgian association football playerborn 1984
- Maarten TjallingiiDutch racing cyclistborn 1977
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Maarten, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Marty
“lady” · “dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
84% boys · 16% girls
Matt
“gift of God” · “a gift from God”
>99% boys
Daren
“one who is born at night”
>99% boys
Arnie
“resembling an eagle” · “the eagle ruler”
>99% boys
Darvin
“a beloved friend”
>99% boys
Darren
“a great man” · “a gift from God”
>99% boys
Ken
“born of fire” · “handsome, fair one”
>99% boys
Art
“strong as a bear”
>99% boys