Marty is the familiar short form of Martin, from the Latin Martinus, "of Mars" or "warlike", the name of Saint Martin of Tours. It had its golden age in the mid-20th century and lives on through Marty McFly, the time-traveling hero of Back to the Future. As a given name in its own right Marty stood at number 1379 in 2000, its best year in this century, and ranks number 2914 in 2025 with 43 births.