Morty
Morty or Mortie is a masculine given name which may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Morty
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Morty or Mortie is a masculine given name which may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Morty
American parents first put Morty on the record books as a baby boy name in 1924, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1932, when 8 Mortys were born — ranking #2,849 that year. About 48% of every Morty on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Morty last appeared in the published SSA data in 1971, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 87 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Morty
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Morty. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Morty
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Morty Buckles (born 1971 or 1972), African-American former race car driver
- Mortimer Morty Corb (1917–1996), American jazz double-bassist
- Mortimer Mortie Dutra (1899–1988), American golfer
- Morty Gunty (1929–1984), American actor and comedian
- Morty Black , stage name of bassist Morten Skaget (born 1960)
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Names that sound like Morty
Phonetically similar names — useful when Morty 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 Morty
Morty is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1924 and has accumulated 87 births in the dataset. Morty's peak popularity came in 1932 when it ranked #2,849. Use the chart and map above to compare Morty'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.