Mortimer vs Morton

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

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Mortimer

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Morton

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Metric Mortimer Morton
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 1,943 12,336
Peak Year 1916 1923
Peak Year Births 91 482
Peak Decade 1910s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mortimer Morton
1880s 99 191
1890s 93 199
1900s 97 213
1910s 645 2,391
1920s 603 4,335
1930s 187 2,957
1940s 75 1,009
1950s 59 438
1960s 39 270
1970s 17 144
1980s - 73
1990s - 52
2000s - 24
2010s 10 32
2020s 19 8

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mortimer Morton
2015 5 -
2016 - 9
2018 - 11
2019 5 5
2020 8 -
2021 6 8
2023 5 -

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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