Is Morton a boy or girl name?
Morton was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 12,341 US babies named Morton were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Morton since 1880
- 12,341
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 482 babies
Boys and girls named Morton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 191 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 199 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 213 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,391 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1920s | 4,335 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 2,957 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,009 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 438 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 270 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 144 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 73 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 52 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 32 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 8 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #9,404 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #13,488 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,455 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,600 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #10,406 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #13,954 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,816 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,624 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #11,596 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #7,318 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,450 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,651 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,614 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #8,123 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,152 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #9,060 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,438 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #8,126 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,474 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #5,016 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,379 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,148 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,854 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,389 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,738 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,880 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,763 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,783 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,592 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,741 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,613 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 20 | #2,057 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 25 | #1,815 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,593 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 22 | #1,792 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 21 | #1,767 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 19 | #1,839 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 30 | #1,417 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 21 | #1,761 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 30 | #1,458 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 29 | #1,474 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 36 | #1,306 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 30 | #1,482 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 32 | #1,422 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 32 | #1,402 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 38 | #1,258 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 40 | #1,241 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 38 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 33 | #1,332 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 53 | #1,035 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 50 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 44 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 55 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 55 | #931 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 68 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 62 | #871 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 96 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 94 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 108 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 94 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 119 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 118 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 118 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 132 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 141 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 198 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 218 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 275 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 310 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 310 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 331 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 402 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 405 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 367 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 388 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 371 | #295 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 409 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 443 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 414 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 472 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 482 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 460 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 461 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 435 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 377 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 397 | #267 | 5 | #5,358 |
| 1917 | 343 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 320 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 286 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 233 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 185 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 137 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 73 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 40 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 25 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 27 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 36 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 31 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 25 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 19 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 12 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 15 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 10 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 13 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 11 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 13 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 14 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 18 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 23 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 27 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 20 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 27 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 15 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 31 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 36 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 53 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 18 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 8 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 11 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 6 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 23 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 14 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 16 | #456 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Morton reached #240 in 1888. As a girl name, it reached #5,358 in 1918. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Morton
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.