Girls' name · since 1965
Morticia
Morticia has 126 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,608 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,586 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 126
- born since 1965
- 2020s
- peak decade
Morticia currently ranks #7586 among girls' names in America, with 126 babies recorded since 1965.
Social Security Administration records show Morticia recorded 126 times among girls since 1965, holding rank #7586 nationally today, ahead of 56% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2025.
- #24,608 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,586 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 126 born since 1965
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Morticia ranks #24,608 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,586 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 126 born since 1965, peaking in the 2020s.
- #24,608 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,586 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 126
- born since 1965
- 2020s
- peak decade
Morticia's 126 recorded births place it above 65.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Colorado.
How Morticia compares
126 29th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Morticia's all-time total is 66% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Morticia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 126 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Morticia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Morticia's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Morticia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Morticia by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (72 births, 57% of the file).
2020s was Morticia's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Morticia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 72 births (57% of all-time use).
Morticia by state
Where Morticia concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Colorado | | 5 | 4.0% |
5 of 126 births nationwide.
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- Colorado records the most Morticias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Colorado names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Morticia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~60 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, 1965–2025 (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 Morticia 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.