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Across the world, מרטון (Marton , Márton , Merton ) is quite a common predominantly male, but very infrequently female first name. The first name מרטון is characteristic of Aland Islands, where it is quite a common masculine name, Hungary, where it is quite a common primarily boy's, but very infrequently feminine name, and Romania, where it is quite a rare principally boy's, but scarcely female name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Hungary, the United States, and Romania. More frequently, מרטון is the last name as well as the forename.
מרטון is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Terrific Whatzit , the fictional animal character; Marton , the theatrical character in the play "Les Fausses Confidences" and Merton Bell , character in NCIS.