Recorded 1985–2007 Boys' name Peak 1988 30 births

Mortez — boys' name

30 babies named Mortez in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s201990s52000s5
1980s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Mortez was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

8 babies were named Mortez in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mortez

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Mortez between 1985 and 2007, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mortez currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mortez performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mortez shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mortez 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 30 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.

Mortez at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

30

Since 1985

23 years of records

Peak year

1988

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1985

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2007

Mortez popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1985

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1988)
8
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
456789 20071990198919881985 6

Mortez by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
20 births that decade — 67% of Mortez's all-time total
1980s201990s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mortez?
30 babies have been named Mortez since 1985. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1988 with 8 births.
When was Mortez most popular?
Mortez was most popular in the 1980s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Mortez been used?
Mortez has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 23 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Mortez?
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, 1985–2007 (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.