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How popular is the name Morton?
Births per year, rank history and how many Mortons are alive today.
Morton (male), a spelling of Morten, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2011 (ranked 3300th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 2005, when 5 babies were given the name, the 2754th most popular that year.
Across all spellings of the name, the Morten you are most likely to meet is around 16 years old. Half of all Mortens born in England and Wales are between 15 and 28, and there are at least 120 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Morten - on average, only one in every 2,525 such rooms contains a Morten.
How many babies are named Morton each year?
Includes all spellings: Morton, Morten. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Morton spelling rank?
Where does the Morten spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Morton most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Morten, peaked in 2011, when 13 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Morton spelling itself peaked in 2005, with 5 babies.
How many people are called Morton?
At least 120 people named Morton in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Morton?
Most living Mortons are between 15 and 28; the most common age is about 16.
Is Morton becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.