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Morten

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What official birth registration shows about Morten: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1997–2015

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1997 to 2015, ranging from #2189 to #4747.199720052007200920112015#2189#4747
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1997#2859
2003#2189
2005#2754
2006#3385
2007#4333
2008#3687
2009#4527
2010#3865
2011#2390
2014#4632
2015#4747

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in every year from 1945 to 2025.

In 2015: #389 among boys in Norway, #4747 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #107 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #214 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #3 in Norway in 1973.

Morten's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2015England and Walesmale#47473HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#46323HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#23908HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#38654HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#45273HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#36874HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#43333HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#33854HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#27545HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#21896HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#28593HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#21420HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#21322HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#25517HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#23018HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#24916HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#23117HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#26317HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#23421HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#26718HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#25619HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#3899HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#20428HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#21924HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#23721HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#16238HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#20526HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#17435HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#13255HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#12856HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#13753HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#11268HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#11068HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#9680HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#73100HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#61118HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#66118HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#49155HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#49156HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#46176HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#43206HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#35229HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#26291HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#26293HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#23326HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#23330HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#19400HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#14418HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#10449HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#7482HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#4518HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#13381HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#9426HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#8408HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#5453HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#8425HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#6468HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#8423HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#6457HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#5478HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#6476HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#6522HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#4614HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#3734HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#5661HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#7606HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#6614HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#7656HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#7661HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#7622HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#13546HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#13548HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#13529HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#13530HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#13511HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#10551HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#11558HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#10586HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#9618HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#18436HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#20376HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#29305HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#27325HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#36239HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#41189HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#63131HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#61134HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#8086HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#7893HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#7996HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#9272HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#10751HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Morten is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Morten, between 1945 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

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Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202581#3 in 1973
England and Wales1997–201511#2189 in 2003

Its high point came 30 years earlier in Norway (1973) than in England and Wales (2003).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Morten

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #3 in Norway in 1973. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.