Boys' name · since 1880
Mortimer
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 1,943 babies named Mortimer, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,367 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,943
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Mortimer is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,943 have been recorded since 1880.
Mortimer has 1,943 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2023.
- #3,367 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,943 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mortimer ranks #3,367 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,943 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #3,367 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,943
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Mortimer's 1,943 recorded births place it above 92.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Mortimer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mortimer splits its recorded history at 1926: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1903 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 91 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mortimer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2023
- Peak year (1916)
- 91
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Mortimer by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (645 births, 33% of the file).
1910s was Mortimer's strongest decade.
645 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Mortimer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 99
1880s
99 births
- 1890s 93
1890s
93 births
- 1900s 97
1900s
97 births
- 1910s
1910s
645 births
- 1920s
1920s
603 births
- 1930s 187
1930s
187 births
- 1940s 75
1940s
75 births
- 1950s 59
1950s
59 births
- 1960s 39
1960s
39 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 645 births (33% of all-time use).
How Mortimer compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mortimer's total volume
Mortimer by state
Where Mortimer concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 786 | 40.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 62 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Connecticut | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.3% |
786 of 1,943 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Mortimer's decade-level peak was the 1910s (645 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Mortimers (786 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mortimer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1880–2023 (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 Mortimer 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.