Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Morton

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1923

Peak era

1923

Peak births

482

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19232025

Quick answers about Morton

An estimated 1,886 living Americans are named Morton.

Morton 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 Morton is approximately 79 years, with most bearers falling between 64 and 89 years old.

Not especially. Morton has been declining since its 1923 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1923

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

12,336

Morton last appeared in SSA records in 2021. Across its recorded history, about 12,336 American boys received the name.

Morton peaked in 1923, when 482 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 12,336 Americans named Morton since 1880.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1923

Living profile

1,886

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age79

Core range64–89

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Wave

A name with sustained momentum rather than a single spike.