Mortimer

MAWR-dih-mer /ˈmɔːɹɾɪmɚ/
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Mortimer is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1916 and has since faded.

Mortimer is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2023. Mortimer was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1916 (91 births).

About the name Mortimer

PronunciationMAWR-dih-mer /ˈmɔːɹɾɪmɚ/
CultureEnglish
91peak births 1916
1880first in SSA data

Names similar to Mortimer

How popular is Mortimer?

Boys named Mortimer
188019001920194019601980200020202023
Boys named Mortimer per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2023 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2023) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Mortimer total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202355#13,528
202166#11,701
202088#9,281
201955#13,496
201555#13,417
19725—#5,509
19715—#5,414
19707—#4,103
19666—#3,805
19656—#3,806
19648—#3,209
19638—#3,243
19625—#4,452
19616—#3,933
19596—#3,870
19585—#4,332
19577—#3,461
19568—#3,121
19548—#3,103
19537—#3,330
19516—#3,605
195012—#2,287
19485—#4,024
194712—#2,324
19465—#3,861
19455—#3,632
19449—#2,579
194311—#2,362
19429—#2,654
19417—#3,052
194012—#2,153
19398—#2,748
193814—#1,951
193718—#1,672
193615—#1,856
193512—#2,207
193419—#1,651
193316—#1,809
193229—#1,282
193120—#1,625
193036—#1,186
192942—#1,070
192847—#1,016
192743—#1,094
192648—#1,004
192558—#887
192462—#879
192371—#790
192279—#745
192183—#727
192070—#803
191991—#644
191888—#662
191783—#658
191691—#613
191576—#669
191475—#582
191357—#585
191255—#542
191118—#782
191011—#1,023
19099—#1,059
19089—#1,000
190717—#627
19069—#900
190512—#729
190413—#674
19035—#1,249
19027—#994
190110—#714
19006—#1,267
189910—#693
189811—#693
18977—#910
189613—#618
18958—#846
189414—#556
189310—#693
189113—#517
18907—#855
18888—#797
18878—#724
188614—#501
188511—#595
188410—#646
188310—#625
188215—#481
188111—#553
188012—#552