Mordechai vs Morton

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

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Mordechai

Boy name · Rank #962

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Morton

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Metric Mordechai Morton
Current Rank #962 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 6,578 12,336
Peak Year 2018 1923
Peak Year Births 315 482
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1950 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mordechai Morton
1880ss — 191
1890ss — 199
1900ss — 213
1910ss — 2,391
1920ss — 4,335
1930ss — 2,957
1940ss — 1,009
1950ss 51 438
1960ss 94 270
1970ss 302 144
1980ss 513 73
1990ss 890 52
2000ss 1,432 24
2010ss 2,100 32
2020ss 1,196 8

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mordechai Morton
2014 184 —
2015 175 —
2016 184 9
2017 203 —
2018 315 11
2019 297 5
2020 258 —
2021 229 8
2022 233 —
2023 243 —
2024 233 —

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, 1950–2024.

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