Given name

Martiniano

“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”

Martiniano is a variant of Martin. One Latin interpretation is “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Martiniano is a variant of Martin. One Latin interpretation is “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Martiniano is a variant of Martin. An origin associated with Martin is Latin.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1924. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Martiniano is a variant 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

Martiniano through the years

Babies since 1880
27
27 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
1928
7 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
0246819401960198020002025Highest share 19280.0
Martiniano in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1924–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1978. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 1928. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 532 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.

Martiniano’s family of names

Martiniano has a related form in Martin.

Walk Martiniano’s family in the name graph

MartinianoMartinMartinoMartinian

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Martiniano

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

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Sibling ideas

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