Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Mortimer

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1916

Peak era

1916

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19162025

Quick answers about Mortimer

An estimated 197 living Americans are named Mortimer.

Mortimer fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Mortimer is approximately 72 years, with most bearers falling between 60 and 86 years old.

Not especially. Mortimer has been declining since its 1916 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1916

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,943

Mortimer last appeared in SSA records in 2023. Across its recorded history, about 1,943 American boys received the name.

Mortimer peaked in 1916, when 91 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,943 Americans named Mortimer since 1880.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1916

Living profile

197

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age72

Core range60–86

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Wave

A name with sustained momentum rather than a single spike.