Motty
Motty was the only proven hybrid between an Asian and an African elephant. The male calf was born in Chester Zoo to Asian mother Sheba and African father Jumbolino. He was named after George Mottershead, who founded the Chester Zoo in 1931.
Meaning & Origin of Motty
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Motty was the only proven hybrid between an Asian and an African elephant. The male calf was born in Chester Zoo to Asian mother Sheba and African father Jumbolino. He was named after George Mottershead, who founded the Chester Zoo in 1931.
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The Story of Motty
Motty first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2005, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 33 Mottys were born — ranking #3,517 that year. As of 2026, Motty ranks #3,517 for baby boys with 33 births, rising sharply (+102% over the past five years). In total, more than 269 Mottys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Motty
Motty is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 269 births in the dataset. Motty's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #3,513. Use the chart and map above to compare Motty's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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 .
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