Mordekai vs Morton

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

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Mordekai

Boy name · Rank #9648

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Morton

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Metric Mordekai Morton
Current Rank #9648 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 89 12,336
Peak Year 2023 1923
Peak Year Births 16 482
Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2013 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mordekai Morton
1880ss — 191
1890ss — 199
1900ss — 213
1910ss — 2,391
1920ss — 4,335
1930ss — 2,957
1940ss — 1,009
1950ss — 438
1960ss — 270
1970ss — 144
1980ss — 73
1990ss — 52
2000ss — 24
2010ss 33 32
2020ss 56 8

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mordekai Morton
2014 5 —
2015 6 —
2016 5 9
2018 — 11
2019 9 5
2020 8 —
2021 12 8
2022 12 —
2023 16 —
2024 8 —

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, 2013–2024.

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