Motty
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MOT-ee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,049 for boys
Motty is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “of Marduk”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 4,049th for boys in the US (26 babies).
What does Motty mean?
Hebrew: pet form of Mordechai
“of Marduk”
A familiar form of Mordechai, used especially in Orthodox Jewish families; Mordecai is the hero of the Book of Esther.
Is Motty a girl's or a boy's name?
Motty is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 26 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Motty in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,202nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Motty, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,581st. Its busiest year was 2020, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Motty in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 17 boys in the UK were given Motty or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,396, up from #2,202 for this spelling alone.
- Motty 11
- Motti 6
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Motty in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 14 | #1,825 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,581 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Motty in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,049th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 26 about 1 in 66,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 93% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 26 boys in the US were named Motty, making it the 4,049th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 33 boys. It first appears in the records in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Motty in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Motty in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4,049 |
| 2024 | 33 | #3,453 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
Names like Motty
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Albie, Remy, Marley, Oakley, Matteo, Asher, Theo, Axel, Rafferty, Ezra, Milo, Atlas
Other spellings of Motty
Names related to Motty
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Motty: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/motty, updated 20 October 2026.