Recorded 1924–1971 Boys' name Peak 1932 87 births

Morty — boys' name

87 babies named Morty in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s121930s421940s51950s171960s61970s5
1930s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Morty was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

8 babies were named Morty in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Morty

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Morty between 1924 and 1971, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Morty currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Morty performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Morty shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Morty in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Morty 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 87 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.

Morty at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

87

Since 1924

48 years of records

Peak year

1932

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1924

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1971

Morty popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1924

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1932)
8
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
456789 19711959195419391936193219301924 5

Morty by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
42 births that decade — 48% of Morty's all-time total
1920s121930s421940s51950s171960s61970s5

Morty by state

Where Morty concentrates geographically — total births since 1924

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Morty
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 11.5%
New York share of Morty's total US births 11.5%

10 of 87 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Morty?
87 babies have been named Morty since 1924. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1932 with 8 births.
When was Morty most popular?
Morty was most popular in the 1930s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
Where is Morty most popular?
The top states for the name Morty are New York (10 births).
How long has the name Morty been used?
Morty has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 48 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Morty?
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, 1924–1971 (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.