Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Morton

#1,044 most common boys' name of all time · #2,471 across all names · >99% boys / <1% girls · used 1880–2021

Rank among boys
#1,044
Rank overall
#2,471 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
124 of 146
All-time
12,341
Since 2016
33
Peak year
1923 #254
Best rank
#240 1888
Girls Boys peak 482/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Morton is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2021 — 8 8 #8,834
2019 — 5 5 #12,159
2018 — 11 11 #7,142
2016 — 9 9 #8,153
2011 — 7 7 #9,618
2008 — 5 5 #12,581
2005 — 7 7 #9,126
2004 — 7 7 #8,944
2000 — 5 5 #10,364
1998 — 8 8 #6,850
1997 — 9 9 #6,108
1996 — 6 6 #7,987
1993 — 13 13 #4,456
1992 — 6 6 #7,438
1991 — 5 5 #8,257
1990 — 5 5 #8,140
1989 — 12 12 #4,280
1988 — 5 5 #7,294
1987 — 10 10 #4,249
1985 — 8 8 #4,711
1984 — 7 7 #4,988
1982 — 6 6 #5,640
1981 — 16 16 #2,787
1980 — 9 9 #4,148
1979 — 17 17 #2,674
1978 — 15 15 #2,809
1977 — 10 10 #3,617
1976 — 15 15 #2,714
1975 — 10 10 #3,434
1974 — 9 9 #3,571
1973 — 9 9 #3,451
1972 — 20 20 #2,021
1971 — 25 25 #1,786
1970 — 14 14 #2,516
1969 — 22 22 #1,769
1968 — 21 21 #1,732
1967 — 19 19 #1,811
1966 — 30 30 #1,404
1965 — 21 21 #1,724
1964 — 30 30 #1,439
1963 — 29 29 #1,458
1962 — 36 36 #1,296
1961 — 30 30 #1,469
1960 — 32 32 #1,404
1959 — 32 32 #1,390
1958 — 38 38 #1,256
1957 — 40 40 #1,235
1956 — 38 38 #1,235
1955 — 33 33 #1,316
1954 — 53 53 #1,030
1953 — 50 50 #1,025
1952 — 44 44 #1,097
1951 — 55 55 #944
1950 — 55 55 #926
1949 — 68 68 #825
1948 — 62 62 #870
1947 — 96 96 #706
1946 — 94 94 #668
1945 — 108 108 #581
1944 — 94 94 #634
1943 — 119 119 #582
1942 — 118 118 #568
1941 — 118 118 #552
1940 — 132 132 #504
1939 — 141 141 #480
1938 — 198 198 #403
1937 — 218 218 #372
1936 — 275 275 #328
1935 — 310 310 #309
1934 — 310 310 #309
1933 — 331 331 #291
1932 — 402 402 #272
1931 — 405 405 #275
1930 — 367 367 #300
1929 — 388 388 #281
1928 — 371 371 #295
1927 — 409 409 #281
1926 — 443 443 #269
1925 — 415 415 #283
1924 — 471 471 #261
1923 — 482 482 #254
1922 — 460 460 #263
1921 — 461 461 #262
1920 — 435 435 #262
1919 — 377 377 #272
1918 5 397 402 #267
1917 — 343 343 #278
1916 — 320 320 #288
1915 — 286 286 #301
1914 — 233 233 #292
1913 — 185 185 #292
1912 — 137 137 #316
1911 — 73 73 #321
1910 — 40 40 #434
1909 — 25 25 #525
1908 — 27 27 #479
1907 — 36 36 #378
1906 — 31 31 #390
1905 — 25 25 #439
1904 — 19 19 #500
1903 — 12 12 #669
1902 — 15 15 #566
1901 — 10 10 #697
1900 — 13 13 #708
1899 — 11 11 #634
1898 — 13 13 #617
1897 — 14 14 #562
1896 — 18 18 #489
1895 — 23 23 #408
1894 — 27 27 #356
1893 — 20 20 #413
1892 — 27 27 #374
1891 — 15 15 #460
1890 — 31 31 #315
1889 — 36 36 #283
1888 — 53 53 #240
1887 — 18 18 #399
1886 — 6 6 #861
1885 — 8 8 #710
1884 — 11 11 #578
1883 — 6 6 #811
1882 — 23 23 #375
1881 — 14 14 #472
1880 — 16 16 #456