How Many People Are Named Morton?
An estimated 2,111 people in the United States have the first name Morton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 76 years old, and Morton peaked in popularity in 1923 with 482 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Morton 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 Morton paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 76, Morton is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1960.
Estimated Living Americans
2,111
About 1 in 162,366 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
76
years old
Peak Year
1923
482 births
Total Registered
12,341
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Morton
Morton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 12,341 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Morton as a male name
Ranked #9,404 in 2021
8 male births in 2021
Peak: 1923 (482 births)
Morton as a female name
Ranked #5,358 in 1918
5 female births in 1918
Peak: 1918 (5 births)
Morton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Morton span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 4,335 babies were registered. Morton has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Morton by Decade
How has Morton 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.
Morton by State
Birth registrations for Morton span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois. The lowest are in Wisconsin, North Carolina, Nebraska. On average, about 366 Mortons were registered per state.
Morton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Morton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Morton
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Morton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Morton?
We estimate approximately 2,111 people named Morton 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 162,366 Americans share this first name.
Is Morton a common name?
Morton is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,341 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Morton most popular?
Morton reached peak popularity in 1923, when 482 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Morton is approximately 76 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Morton a male name?
Morton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Morton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Morton Smith, Morton Johnson, Morton 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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