Unisex name · since 2010
Motley
Since 2010, U.S. Social Security records show 145 babies named Motley, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,989 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,105 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 145
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Motley is the #7105 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 145 recorded since 2010.
Social Security Administration records show Motley recorded 145 times among boys since 2010, holding rank #7105 nationally today, ahead of 49% of boys, 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 2010 to 2025.
- #14,989 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,105 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 145 born since 2010
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Motley ranks #14,989 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,105 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 145 born since 2010, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,989 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,105 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 145
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
Motley's 145 recorded births place it above 67.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Motley compares
145 32nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Motley's all-time total is 61% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Motley | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 145 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 34 | 22,252 |
Motley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Motley splits its recorded history at 2022: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Motley popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Motley popularity over time - girls
95 total births recorded since 2019 (Motley as girls' name)
Motley by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (134 births, 92% of the file).
2020s was Motley's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 92% of all-time use.
Motley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
134 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 134 births (92% of all-time use).
Motley by state
Where Motley concentrates geographically, total births since 2010
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 3.4% |
5 of 145 births nationwide.
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What to do with Motley's data
- Texas records the most Motleys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Motley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~15 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, 2010–2025 (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 Motley 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.