Mortimer
- Gender
- Boy
Mortimer is a boys' name, meaning “dead pond”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mortimer mean?
“dead pond”
A male given name transferred from the surname.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Mortimer a girl's or a boy's name?
Mortimer is a boys' name.
How popular is Mortimer in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2018, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Mortimer in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Mortimer in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
Names like Mortimer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rupert, Chester, Casper, Arthur, Oliver, Harry, George, Alfred, Albert, Archie, Jasper, Angus
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, “Mortimer: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mortimer, updated 20 October 2026.