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Baby name
Martin
Boy
Origin of the name
Martin comes from the Latin Martinus, “of Mars,” the Roman god of war. Saint Martin of Tours, who shared his cloak with a beggar, is one of the most popular saints of Europe.
Classic name
315,561births since 1880
1960sgeneration
No. 62rank at its peak, in 1963
Where babies named Martin are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Martin is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Martin is most common in New Mexico (2 times), New York (1.7) and Arizona (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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