Morton

Given to 12,341 US babies since 1880

▼ Not recorded since 2021

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

—

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

Fewer than 5

Peak year

1923

482 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

12,341

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Morton was most popular in 1923, when 482 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.44 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Morton in 2025. Not recorded since 2021.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	<5	—
2024	<5	—	<5	—
2023	<5	—	<5	—
2022	<5	—	<5	—
2021	<5	—	8	8825
2020	<5	—	<5	—
2019	<5	—	5	12145
2018	<5	—	11	7136
2017	<5	—	<5	—
2016	<5	—	9	8146
2015	<5	—	<5	—
2014	<5	—	<5	—
2013	<5	—	<5	—
2012	<5	—	<5	—
2011	<5	—	7	9600
2010	<5	—	<5	—
2009	<5	—	<5	—
2008	<5	—	5	12553
2007	<5	—	<5	—
2006	<5	—	<5	—
2005	<5	—	7	9115
2004	<5	—	7	8927
2003	<5	—	<5	—
2002	<5	—	<5	—
2001	<5	—	<5	—
2000	<5	—	5	10349
1999	<5	—	<5	—
1998	<5	—	8	6843
1997	<5	—	9	6100
1996	<5	—	6	7971
1995	<5	—	<5	—
1994	<5	—	<5	—
1993	<5	—	13	4447
1992	<5	—	6	7422
1991	<5	—	5	8236
1990	<5	—	5	8117
1989	<5	—	12	4271
1988	<5	—	5	7270
1987	<5	—	10	4239
1986	<5	—	<5	—
1985	<5	—	8	4698
1984	<5	—	7	4973
1983	<5	—	<5	—
1982	<5	—	6	5619
1981	<5	—	16	2779
1980	<5	—	9	4134
1979	<5	—	17	2669
1978	<5	—	15	2799
1977	<5	—	10	3606
1976	<5	—	15	2709
1975	<5	—	10	3428
1974	<5	—	9	3558
1973	<5	—	9	3445
1972	<5	—	20	2020
1971	<5	—	25	1784
1970	<5	—	14	2509
1969	<5	—	22	1767
1968	<5	—	21	1731
1967	<5	—	19	1809
1966	<5	—	30	1401
1965	<5	—	21	1720
1964	<5	—	30	1435
1963	<5	—	29	1455
1962	<5	—	36	1295
1961	<5	—	30	1467
1960	<5	—	32	1400
1959	<5	—	32	1387
1958	<5	—	38	1253
1957	<5	—	40	1234
1956	<5	—	38	1232
1955	<5	—	33	1313
1954	<5	—	53	1029
1953	<5	—	50	1025
1952	<5	—	44	1094
1951	<5	—	55	943
1950	<5	—	55	926
1949	<5	—	68	824
1948	<5	—	62	868
1947	<5	—	96	706
1946	<5	—	94	668
1945	<5	—	108	581
1944	<5	—	94	633
1943	<5	—	119	581
1942	<5	—	118	566
1941	<5	—	118	550
1940	<5	—	132	504
1939	<5	—	141	479
1938	<5	—	198	403
1937	<5	—	218	371
1936	<5	—	275	327
1935	<5	—	310	308
1934	<5	—	310	309
1933	<5	—	331	291
1932	<5	—	402	272
1931	<5	—	405	275
1930	<5	—	367	300
1929	<5	—	388	281
1928	<5	—	371	295
1927	<5	—	409	281
1926	<5	—	443	269
1925	<5	—	415	283
1924	<5	—	471	261
1923	<5	—	482	254
1922	<5	—	460	263
1921	<5	—	461	262
1920	<5	—	435	262
1919	<5	—	377	272
1918	5	4809	397	267
1917	<5	—	343	277
1916	<5	—	320	287
1915	<5	—	286	301
1914	<5	—	233	292
1913	<5	—	185	291
1912	<5	—	137	314
1911	<5	—	73	321
1910	<5	—	40	430
1909	<5	—	25	519
1908	<5	—	27	475
1907	<5	—	36	375
1906	<5	—	31	387
1905	<5	—	25	430
1904	<5	—	19	492
1903	<5	—	12	656
1902	<5	—	15	556
1901	<5	—	10	683
1900	<5	—	13	699
1899	<5	—	11	613
1898	<5	—	13	611
1897	<5	—	14	556
1896	<5	—	18	481
1895	<5	—	23	399
1894	<5	—	27	349
1893	<5	—	20	401
1892	<5	—	27	371
1891	<5	—	15	456
1890	<5	—	31	312
1889	<5	—	36	281
1888	<5	—	53	239
1887	<5	—	18	392
1886	<5	—	6	845
1885	<5	—	8	700
1884	<5	—	11	570
1883	<5	—	6	799
1882	<5	—	23	370
1881	<5	—	14	460
1880	<5	—	16	442

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Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years