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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Mortimer

Mortimer was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 481st; the most babies were born in 1916 (91). More babies were named Mortimer in the 1910s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
191691 babies
Total since 1880
1,943babies recorded

Mortimer popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020#9,2818
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#4,1037
1960——
1950#2,28712
1940#2,15312
1930#1,18636
1920#80370
1910#1,02311
1900#1,2676
1890#8557
1880#55212

How popular is Mortimer, counting every spelling?

Mortimer has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Mortimer?

About 200 people born in the US named Mortimer are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 56 and 80. That makes Mortimer a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Mortimer by state

How common Mortimer was among boys born in each state in 1914–1918, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (6.5×), New Jersey (2.2×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.62 per 1,000 babiesNY0.62Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.21Connecticut: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesCT0.09Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Mortimer, boys, 1914–1918. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Mortimer: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mortimer, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Mortimer

How popular is the name Mortimer?

Mortimer was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 481st; the most babies were born in 1916 (91). More babies were named Mortimer in the 1910s than in any other decade.

Is Mortimer a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Mortimer in the US.

Where was Mortimer most popular?

In 1914–1918, Mortimer was most common in New York (0.62 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and Connecticut.