Boys' name · since 1904

Mort

Since 1904, U.S. Social Security records show 129 babies named Mort, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#15,765 of 45,481
all-time among boys
129
born since 1904
1920s
peak decade

Mort is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 129 have been recorded since 1904.

Mort has 129 recorded births among boys since 1904, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 1956.

  • #15,765 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 129 born since 1904
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mort ranks #15,765 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 129 born since 1904, peaking in the 1920s.

#15,765 of 45,481
all-time among boys
129
born since 1904
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mort's 129 recorded births place it above 65.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Mort's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Mort splits its recorded history at 1924: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1904 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Mort popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–1956

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1922)
9
Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
45678910 19041916192019231928193219501956 5

Mort by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (48 births, 37% of the file).

1920s was Mort's strongest decade.

48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Mort births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 48 births (37% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mort? ▼
Since 1904, Social Security records show 129 babies named Mort. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #15,765 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1956. Its busiest year on record was 1922, with 9 births.
Where does Mort sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mort ranks #15,765 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Mort most popular? ▼
Mort was most popular in the 1920s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Mort been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Mort since 1904 -- 53 years through the most recent 1956 data.
What names are similar to Mort? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Morris, Morgan, Morton, Mordechai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Mort's data

  • Mort's decade-level peak was the 1920s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Mort

Nearby Names Like Mort

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mort

Morris Boy
#1753 71,000 births
Morgan Boy
#559 45,643 births
Morton Boy
12,336 births
Mordechai Boy
#966 6,821 births
Mortimer Boy
1,943 births

Compare Mort side by side: Mort vs Morris Mort vs Morgan Mort vs Morton

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Brainard
129 births · Peak 1914
Carmin
129 births · Peak 1923
Mayfield
129 births · Peak 1922
Okley
129 births · Peak 1922
Fumio
129 births · Peak 1920
Hisashi
129 births · Peak 1926
Norah
129 births · Peak 1933
Wendle
129 births · Peak 1952

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mort: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1904–1956 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mort draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.