Boys' name · since 1924
Morty
Morty has 87 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1932 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,317 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 87
- born since 1924
- 1930s
- peak decade
87 boys have been named Morty since 1924, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Morty has 87 recorded births among boys since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1971.
- #18,317 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 87 born since 1924
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Morty ranks #18,317 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 87 born since 1924, peaking in the 1930s.
- #18,317 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 87
- born since 1924
- 1930s
- peak decade
Morty's 87 recorded births place it above 59.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Morty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Morty splits its recorded history at 1938: 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 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1932 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Morty popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1971
- Peak year (1932)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Morty by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (42 births, 48% of the file).
1930s was Morty's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Morty births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1930s
1930s
42 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
17 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 42 births (48% of all-time use).
Morty by state
Where Morty concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 11.5% |
10 of 87 births nationwide.
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What to do with Morty's data
- Morty's decade-level peak was the 1930s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Mortys (10 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 Morty: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1924–1971 (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 Morty 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.