Boys' name · since 1985
Mortez
Mortez has 30 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,898 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
30 boys have been named Mortez since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Mortez recorded 30 times among boys since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2007.
- #25,898 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 30 born since 1985
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mortez ranks #25,898 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1985, peaking in the 1980s.
- #25,898 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Mortez's 30 recorded births place it above 42.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mortez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mortez splits its recorded history at 1989: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mortez popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2007
- Peak year (1988)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Mortez by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (20 births, 67% of the file).
1980s was Mortez's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Mortez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 20 births (67% of all-time use).
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What to do with Mortez's data
- Mortez's decade-level peak was the 1980s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mortez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~22 yrs)
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, 1985–2007 (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 Mortez 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.