Mortimer vs Morris

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

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Mortimer

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Name B

Morris

Boy name · Rank #1862

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Metric Mortimer Morris
Current Rank Unranked #1862
Total Births (all years) 1,943 71,000
Peak Year 1916 1918
Peak Year Births 91 1,679
Peak Decade 1910s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mortimer Morris
1880s 99 895
1890s 93 1,234
1900s 97 2,059
1910s 645 12,484
1920s 603 14,141
1930s 187 9,113
1940s 75 8,805
1950s 59 8,323
1960s 39 5,355
1970s 17 2,792
1980s - 1,956
1990s - 1,287
2000s - 996
2010s 10 1,000
2020s 19 560

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mortimer Morris
2014 - 112
2015 5 105
2016 - 103
2017 - 105
2018 - 107
2019 5 96
2020 8 99
2021 6 87
2022 - 91
2023 5 105
2024 - 86
2025 - 92

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, 1880–2023.

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