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Origin & history of Morton1
English roots
Morton comes from the English tradition, meaning From A Moor Town.
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How popular is Morton?
1923
peak year
Today, Morton is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #9737), with only about 8 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1923, 482 babies were given the name (ranked #254 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. In all, around 12,341 babies have been registered as Morton since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
482
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #254)
(ranked #254)
8
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
80
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
12,341
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Morton5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
M4
O6
R9
T2
O6
N5
Sum: 32 → Life path 5
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Personality of Morton🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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