Morten
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Scandinavian
Morten is a boys' name of Scandinavian origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Morten mean?
Scandinavian
A male given name from Danish or Norwegian.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Morten a girl's or a boy's name?
Morten is a boys' name.
How popular is Morten in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Morten in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Morten in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
Names like Morten
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dylan, Hayden, Leon, Aiden, Owen, Ethan, Harvey, William, Tristan, Harry, Charlie, Evan
More Scandinavian names
Kaia, Jenson, Jensen, Maren, Gustavo, Anders, Stellan, Iverson, Kari, Kaja, Larson, Olsen, Nea, Ronya, Jensyn, Soley
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Morten: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/morten, updated 20 October 2026.