Given name & surname
Marty
“lady”·“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
Marty is a variant of Martha. One Aramaic interpretation is “lady.” In English use, Marty is a short form of Martin. One Latin interpretation is “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marty is a variant of Martha. One Aramaic interpretation is “lady.” In English use, Marty is a short form of Martin. One Latin interpretation is “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Marty is a variant of Martha. An origin associated with Martha is Aramaic. In English use, Marty is a short form of Martin. An origin associated with Martin is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English use, Marty is used as a shortened form of Martin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1896. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Marty is a variant of Martha. The history of Martha gives this family its wider story. In biblical stories, Martha is associated with the sister of Lazarus and Mary. In English use, Marty is a short 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
Marty through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 36,269
- 32,180 boys · 4,089 girls
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 1,736 babies
- 2025
- 56
- #2,914 for boys · #8,169 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +6%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 84% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 43 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,914 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 3.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,614 in 1962. It also appeared in 13 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 28,375 as a first name in 2020; 4,501 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marty’s family of names
In English usage, Marty is a diminutive of Martha. Marty has a related form in Martin. Marty has a related form in Martha.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Marty
- Marty FeldmanBritish author, actor, comedian and director (1934–1982)
- Marty FriedmanAmerican guitaristborn 1962
- Marty BalinAmerican singer, songwriter, and musician (1942–2018)
- Go-JoAustralian singerborn 1995
- Marty WalshAmerican politician from Massachusetts (born 1967)
- Marty RobbinsAmerican country singer (1925–1982)
- Marty RiessenUS tennis playerborn 1941
- The BoogeymanAmerican professional wrestlerborn 1964
- Marty TurcoCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1975
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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