Mortimer
Mortimer is a masculine given name which may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Mortimer
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mortimer is a masculine given name which may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Mortimer
The earliest SSA record of Mortimer as a baby boy name dates back to 1880, when 12 babies received it. 1916 was its biggest year on record, with 91 newborns named Mortimer — #612 in the national rankings. About 33% of every Mortimer on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Mortimer last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Mortimer
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Mortimer. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Mortimer
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Mortimer J. Adler (1902–2001), American philosopher, educator and author
- Mortimer Caplin (1916–2019), American lawyer and educator
- Mortimer Cleveland (1883–?), American architect
- Mortimer Collins (1827–1876), English poet and novelist
- Mortimer Davis (1866–1928), Canadian businessman and philanthropist
- Mortimer Durand (1850–1924), British diplomat and civil servant in British India
- Mortimer Fitzland Elliott (1839–1920), American politician
- Mortimer Hogan (1862–1923), American Major League Baseball outfielder
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Names that sound like Mortimer
Phonetically similar names — useful when Mortimer 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 Mortimer
Mortimer is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Mortimer's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #612. Use the chart and map above to compare Mortimer'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.