Mordecai vs Morton

Side-by-side comparison of Mordecai and Morton — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Mordecai

Boy name · Rank #2038

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Morton

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Metric Mordecai Morton
Current Rank #2038 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 1,580 12,336
Peak Year 2022 1923
Peak Year Births 99 482
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mordecai Morton
1880ss — 191
1890ss — 199
1900ss — 213
1910ss 31 2,391
1920ss 62 4,335
1930ss 54 2,957
1940ss 47 1,009
1950ss 69 438
1960ss 70 270
1970ss 44 144
1980ss 65 73
1990ss 52 52
2000ss 164 24
2010ss 514 32
2020ss 408 8

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mordecai Morton
2014 52 —
2015 57 —
2016 68 9
2017 64 —
2018 63 11
2019 71 5
2020 84 —
2021 71 8
2022 99 —
2023 80 —
2024 74 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1912–2024.

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