Mort vs Morton

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

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Metric Mort Morton
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 129 12,336
Peak Year 1922 1923
Peak Year Births 9 482
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1904 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mort Morton
1880ss — 191
1890ss — 199
1900ss 5 213
1910ss 32 2,391
1920ss 48 4,335
1930ss 23 2,957
1940ss 11 1,009
1950ss 10 438
1960ss — 270
1970ss — 144
1980ss — 73
1990ss — 52
2000ss — 24
2010ss — 32
2020ss — 8

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mort Morton
2016 — 9
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, 1904–1956.

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