Recorded 1904–1956 Boys' name Peak 1922 129 births

Mort — boys' name

129 babies named Mort in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s321920s481930s231940s111950s10
1920s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Mort was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

9 babies were named Mort in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mort

The Social Security Administration has registered 129 babies named Mort between 1904 and 1956, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mort currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mort performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mort shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mort in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 129 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mort at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

129

Since 1904

53 years of records

Peak year

1922

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1904

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 1956

Mort popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1922)
9
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
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Mort by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
48 births that decade — 37% of Mort's all-time total
1900s51910s321920s481930s231940s111950s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mort?
129 babies have been named Mort since 1904. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1922 with 9 births.
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?
Mort has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 53 years of data through 1956.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1904–1956 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.