Morten
Morten is a common male given name in Denmark and Norway. Approximately 22,138 have this name as a given name in Norway and about 52 people have it as a surname. The origin of the surname is less clear. Notable people with the name include:
- Danish
- Norwegian
Meaning & Origin of Morten
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Morten is a common male given name in Denmark and Norway. Approximately 22,138 have this name as a given name in Norway and about 52 people have it as a surname. The origin of the surname is less clear. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Danish
- Norwegian
The Story of Morten
Morten first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1929: 8 births, good for #2,980 nationwide. About 47% of every Morten on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Morten last appeared in the published SSA data in 1934, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 43 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Morten
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Morten. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Morten
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Morten Abel , Norwegian singer
- Morten Andersen , Danish kicker in American football
- Morten Arnfred , Danish film director and screenwriter
- Morten Berglia , Norwegian orienteering competitor
- Morten Berre , Norwegian footballer
- Morten Bertolt , Danish footballer
- Morten Bisgaard , Danish footballer
- Morten Bjørlo , Norwegian footballer
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Names that sound like Morten
Phonetically similar names — useful when Morten is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Morten
Morten is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 43 births in the dataset. Morten's peak popularity came in 1929 when it ranked #2,980. Use the chart and map above to compare Morten'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.