Name Legacy

Mortimer

Recorded 1880–2023 · United States

Mortimer was most popular in 1916, when 91 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,310 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,943 people named Mortimer.

Most popular in1916
Rank that year#1,310
Births that year91
Total since 18801,943
Given to100% boys

Mortimer over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Mortimer’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mortimer a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mortimer is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,943 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Mortimer

Where Mortimer is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org