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Morton

Boy

Short-lived name

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Morton peaked in 1923, when 1 baby in 4,777 was given the name. Since then, the name has fallen 99%, to about 0 births a year. No births recorded in 2025: the name is no longer given, or too rarely to be published. 35% of all babies named Morton since 1880 were born in the 1920s.
12,336births since 1880
1920sgeneration
No. 254rank at its peak, in 1923

Where babies named Morton are born

1923

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The darker the blue, the more common Morton is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Morton is most common in New York (5.2 times), Maryland (2.6) and Pennsylvania (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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