Martin comes from the Latin Martinus, a name derived from Mars, the Roman god of war, and is usually read as "of Mars" or "warlike". Saint Martin of Tours, the soldier who shared his cloak with a beggar, made it one of the most widespread names in medieval Europe, and in America it belongs above all to Martin Luther King Jr. Martin has stayed in the US top 1000 throughout, easing from number 175 in 2000 to number 335 in 2025.