How Many People Are Named Mort?
An estimated 18 people in the United States have the first name Mort. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 80 years old, and Mort peaked in popularity in 1922 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mort as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mort paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 80, Mort is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1956.
- Mort is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
18
About 1 in 19,041,908 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
80
years old
Peak Year
1922
9 births
Total Registered
129
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mort
Mort is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 129 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Mort as a male name
Ranked #4,304 in 1956
5 male births in 1956
Peak: 1922 (9 births)
Mort: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mort span from the 1900s to the 1950s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 48 babies were registered. Mort has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mort by Decade
How has Mort tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mort + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mort as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mort
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mort: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mort?
We estimate approximately 18 people named Mort are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 19,041,908 Americans share this first name.
Is Mort a common name?
Mort is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 38.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 129 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mort most popular?
Mort reached peak popularity in 1922, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mort is approximately 80 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mort a male name?
Mort is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mort Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mort Smith, Mort Johnson, Mort Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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