Mort
Mort is both a given name and surname.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Mort
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mort is both a given name and surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Mort
The earliest SSA record of Mort as a baby boy name dates back to 1904, when 5 babies received it. 1922 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Mort — #3,014 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 37% of all recorded Morts. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1956 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 129 Morts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Mort
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Mort. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Mort
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About the name Mort
Mort is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1904 and has accumulated 129 births in the dataset. Mort's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #3,014. Use the chart and map above to compare Mort's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.