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Morton
OriginEnglish
Meaning"town near the moor"
GenderBoy
US Rank#948
Top 1000
NB Rank#3710
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About Morton
The name Morton is currently ranked #948 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #240 in 1888. It is currently rising in popularity. Morton is occasionally used for girls in 1918.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Famous Mortons
- Morton Feldman
American composer
- Morton Gould
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- Morton Subotnick
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- Morton Stevens
American film composer
- Morton Dean (Dubitsky)
American TV journalist
- (Sean) Morton Downey Jr.
American musician and TV talk,show host
- Morton Mower
American cardiologist and inventor
- Morton Kondracke
American political commentator and journalist
- Morton Howard
son of comic actor Shemp Howard from "The Three Stooges"
Morton in pop culture
- Morton Schmidt
character in movie "21 Jump Street"
- Morton
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- Morton
an old turtle in "Toad Patrol"
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