Morton

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Morton first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 124 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1923 with 482 babies (rank #254 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Morton

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Morton yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

12,341

Total babies (all years)

124

Years in the data

482

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Morton

Morton Feldmandry cleaner · b. 1926

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	16	#456
1881	14	#476
1882	23	#375
1883	6	#859
1884	11	#595
1885	8	#744
1886	6	#928
1887	18	#401
1888	53	#240
1889	36	#282
1890	31	#314
1891	15	#465
1892	27	#373
1893	20	#415
1894	27	#354
1895	23	#409
1896	18	#493
1897	14	#574
1898	13	#624
1899	11	#647
1900	13	#721
1901	10	#715
1902	15	#577
1903	12	#686
1904	19	#505
1905	25	#445
1906	31	#392
1907	36	#377
1908	27	#484
1909	25	#527
1910	40	#435
1911	73	#321
1912	137	#316
1913	185	#292
1914	233	#292
1915	286	#303
1916	320	#288
1917	343	#278
1918	397	#267
1919	377	#272
1920	435	#262
1921	461	#262
1922	460	#263
1923	482	#254
1924	472	#261
1925	414	#283
1926	443	#269
1927	409	#281
1928	371	#295
1929	388	#281
1930	367	#300
1931	405	#275
1932	402	#272
1933	331	#291
1934	310	#309
1935	310	#309
1936	275	#327
1937	218	#372
1938	198	#403
1939	141	#482
1940	132	#504
1941	118	#550
1942	118	#569
1943	119	#584
1944	94	#637
1945	108	#582
1946	94	#670
1947	96	#706
1948	62	#871
1949	68	#828
1950	55	#931
1951	55	#947
1952	44	#1,106
1953	50	#1,031
1954	53	#1,035
1955	33	#1,332
1956	38	#1,244
1957	40	#1,241
1958	38	#1,258
1959	32	#1,402
1960	32	#1,422
1961	30	#1,482
1962	36	#1,306
1963	29	#1,474
1964	30	#1,458
1965	21	#1,761
1966	30	#1,417
1967	19	#1,839
1968	21	#1,767
1969	22	#1,792
1970	14	#2,593
1971	25	#1,815
1972	20	#2,057
1973	9	#3,613
1974	9	#3,741
1975	10	#3,592
1976	15	#2,783
1977	10	#3,763
1978	15	#2,880
1979	17	#2,738
1980	9	#4,389
1981	16	#2,854
1982	6	#6,148
1984	7	#5,379
1985	8	#5,016
1987	10	#4,474
1988	5	#8,126
1989	12	#4,438
1990	5	#9,060
1991	5	#9,152
1992	6	#8,123
1993	13	#4,614
1996	6	#8,651
1997	9	#6,450
1998	8	#7,318
2000	5	#11,596
2004	7	#9,624
2005	7	#9,816
2008	5	#13,954
2011	7	#10,406
2016	9	#8,600
2018	11	#7,455
2019	5	#13,488
2021	8	#9,404