Morton vs Morgan

Side-by-side comparison of Morton and Morgan — 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

Morgan

Girl name · Rank #275

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Metric Morton Morgan
Current Rank Unranked #275
Total Births (all years) 12,336 222,645
Peak Year 1923 1995
Peak Year Births 482 10,877
Peak Decade 1920ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1918

Births by Decade

Decade Morton Morgan
1880ss 191 —
1890ss 199 —
1900ss 213 —
1910ss 2,391 5
1920ss 4,335 —
1930ss 2,957 5
1940ss 1,009 22
1950ss 438 116
1960ss 270 354
1970ss 144 1,569
1980ss 73 24,288
1990ss 52 91,196
2000ss 24 70,746
2010ss 32 27,635
2020ss 8 6,709

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Morton Morgan
2014 — 3,006
2015 — 2,688
2016 9 2,339
2017 — 1,927
2018 11 1,759
2019 5 1,649
2020 — 1,491
2021 8 1,447
2022 — 1,383
2023 — 1,247
2024 — 1,141

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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