Martyn

Martyn is a male given name: 99% of people named Martyn are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

MaleMedium

Male 99%Female 1%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Great Britain, United States, East Frisia
US births since 1880: 538 male / 0 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Martyn

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Martyn," in English, "Guten Tag Martyn," in German. Martyn is a male given name: about 99% of people named Martyn are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Martyn,

German

Guten Tag Martyn,

French

Bonjour Martyn,

Spanish

Estimado/a Martyn:

Chinese

Martyn您好：

Japanese

Martyn様

English

Hi Martyn,

German

Hi Martyn,

French

Salut Martyn,

Spanish

Hola Martyn,

Chinese

Martyn你好：

Japanese

Martynさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Martyn by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Great Britain	uncommon	man's name	98%
United States	rare	man's name	100%
East Frisia	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

538 male · 0 female · 538 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Martyn a male or female name?

Martyn is a male given name: 99% of people named Martyn are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Martyn in an email?

Is Martyn a unisex name?

Martyn is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Martyn are men. Martyn leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Martyn a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/martyn (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_martyn,
  title  = {Is Martyn a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/martyn},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}