Given name & surname
Martyn
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
Martyn has a related form in Martin. One Latin interpretation is “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Martyn has a related form in Martin. One Latin interpretation is “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Martyn has a related form in 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 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Martyn has a related form in 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
Martyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 566
- 566 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 17 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 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 17 in 1956. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 918 as a first name in 2020; 1,924 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.
Martyn’s family of names
In Middle English usage, Martyn has a related form in Martin. In Russian usage, Martyn is a transliteration of Мартын.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 16
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Martyn
- Marty BalinAmerican singer, songwriter, and musician (1942–2018)
- Martyn RooneyBritish athletics competitor (born 1987)
- Martyn PoliakoffBritish chemistborn 1947
- Martyn Lloyd-JonesWelsh-English Christian theologian and preacher (1899-1981)
- Martyn IrvineIrish racing cyclistborn 1985
- Martyn BernardBritish high jump athleteborn 1984
- Martyn KravtsivUkrainian chess playerborn 1990
- Martyn WaghornEnglish footballer (born 1990)
- Martyn Grimleyfield hockey playerborn 1963
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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