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 #1859

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Metric Mortimer Morris
Current Rank Unranked #1859
Total Births (all years) 1,943 70,909
Peak Year 1916 1918
Peak Year Births 91 1,679
Peak Decade 1910ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mortimer Morris
1880ss 99 895
1890ss 93 1,234
1900ss 97 2,059
1910ss 645 12,484
1920ss 603 14,141
1930ss 187 9,113
1940ss 75 8,805
1950ss 59 8,323
1960ss 39 5,355
1970ss 17 2,793
1980ss — 1,956
1990ss — 1,287
2000ss — 996
2010ss 10 1,000
2020ss 19 468

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

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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