Morton vs Mordechai

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

Name A

Morton

Boy name

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Name B

Mordechai

Boy name · Rank #962

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Metric Morton Mordechai
Current Rank Unranked #962
Total Births (all years) 12,336 6,578
Peak Year 1923 2018
Peak Year Births 482 315
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1950

Births by Decade

Decade Morton Mordechai
1880ss 191 —
1890ss 199 —
1900ss 213 —
1910ss 2,391 —
1920ss 4,335 —
1930ss 2,957 —
1940ss 1,009 —
1950ss 438 51
1960ss 270 94
1970ss 144 302
1980ss 73 513
1990ss 52 890
2000ss 24 1,432
2010ss 32 2,100
2020ss 8 1,196

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Morton Mordechai
2014 — 184
2015 — 175
2016 9 184
2017 — 203
2018 11 315
2019 5 297
2020 — 258
2021 8 229
2022 — 233
2023 — 243
2024 — 233

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, 1880–2021.

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