The first name Martinus
A unisex name.
3 syllables Unisex
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Martinus at birth, 1880–2025
In 1993, 6 boys born in the United States were named Martinus, the 8,310th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1982, when 7 were.
29
babies named Martinus since 1880
#8,310
rank in 1993
1982
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Martinus
20 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Martinus J. G. VeltmanDutch theoretical physicist (1931–2021)
- Martinus Wilhelm BeijerinckDutch microbiologist (1851–1931)
- Martinus NijhoffDutch writer (1894-1953)
- Martinus RørbyeDanish artist (1803-1848)
- Martinus ThomsenDanish mystic (1890-1981)
- Martinus Theunis Steyn6th President of the Orange Free State and South African judge. (1858–1916)
- Martinus Petrus Maria MuskensDutch theologian and priest (1935–2013)
- Martinus FabriDutch musician, 1400–1400
- Ewaldus Martinus Sedu21st-century Indonesian Catholic bishop, born 1963
- Martinus SonckColonial governor of Dutch Formosa, 1590–1625
- Martin I7th‑century pope and martyr, bishop of Rome (649–655), exiled for opposing Monothelitism,
- Tinus OsendarpDutch sprint runner (1916–2002)
Questions
- When was Martinus most popular?
- 1982 in the United States, when 7 babies were named Martinus, its highest rank at 5,396th.