Moritz vs Morton

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

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Moritz

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Morton

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Metric Moritz Morton
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 135 12,336
Peak Year 2000 1923
Peak Year Births 11 482
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1925 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Moritz Morton
1880ss — 191
1890ss — 199
1900ss — 213
1910ss — 2,391
1920ss 10 4,335
1930ss 5 2,957
1940ss 6 1,009
1950ss — 438
1960ss — 270
1970ss 5 144
1980ss — 73
1990ss 15 52
2000ss 62 24
2010ss 32 32
2020ss — 8

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Moritz Morton
2015 5 —
2016 — 9
2017 7 —
2018 — 11
2019 — 5
2021 — 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, 1925–2017.

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