Boys' name · since 2005
Motty
Motty has 232 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,100 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,117 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 232
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Motty is the #4117 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 232 recorded since 2005.
Motty has 232 recorded births among boys since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4117 as of the latest data, more common than 70% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #12,100 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,117 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 232 born since 2005
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Motty ranks #12,100 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,117 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 232 born since 2005, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12,100 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,117 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 232
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
Motty's 232 recorded births place it above 73.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Motty compares
232 40th 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
Motty's all-time total is 37% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Motty | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 232 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Motty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Motty's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Motty popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Motty by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (125 births, 54% of the file).
2020s was Motty's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Motty births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
88 births
- 2020s
2020s
125 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 125 births (54% of all-time use).
Motty by state
Where Motty concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 129 | 55.6% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 2.2% |
129 of 232 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- New York records the most Mottys (129 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Motty: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Motty 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.