Recorded 1914–1934 Boys' name Peak 1929 43 births

Morten — boys' name

43 babies named Morten in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s171920s201930s6
1920s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Morten was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

8 babies were named Morten in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Morten

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Morten between 1914 and 1934, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Morten currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1934. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Morten performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Morten shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Morten 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 43 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.

Morten at a glance

Last recorded 1934

Total births

43

Since 1914

21 years of records

Peak year

1929

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1934

Active since

1914

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1934

Morten popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1914

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1929)
8
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
456789 1934192919261921191619151914 5

Morten by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
20 births that decade — 47% of Morten's all-time total
1910s171920s201930s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Morten?
43 babies have been named Morten since 1914. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1929 with 8 births.
When was Morten most popular?
Morten was most popular in the 1920s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Morten been used?
Morten has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 21 years of data through 1934.
What names are similar to Morten?
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, 1914–1934 (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.