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 1910ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

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