Marty
Pronounced M AA1 R T IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1962
- 129 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Marty?
Marty is a boys' name, and first appears in 1896. It has been given to 32,589 children — the 607th most common boys' name on record.
It is still recorded, but barely: 493 births across the past decade, against a peak of 1,640 in a single year. That peak was in 1962.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Marti and Martie — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Marty and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Marti
- Martie
Nicknames
Marty is itself a short form of Martin.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- M AA1 R T IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Marty
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Marty
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Marty?
- Marty ranks 607th among boys' names in US records, with 32,589 births since 1896. Over the past decade it accounts for 493.
- Is Marty a unisex name?
- No. Marty is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Marty most popular?
- 1962, when 1,640 children were given the name. It has been in use for 129 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Marty spelled?
- Marti, Martie. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.