Motty
Boy name · #4117 in 2025 · Uniqueness 49/100
Motty is currently the #4117 boy name in the United States — 26 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #9568, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 69,231 boys born in 2025 was named Motty.
The 20-year story
Motty first appears in the Social Security records in 2005, when 6 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 33 babies and a rank of #3455. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Motty per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Motty in class?
Motty scores 49 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Motty is most common
State-level data for Motty is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Motty
Statistically, parents drawn to Motty tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Mercy, Santy, Kenay, Majesty, and Leiby.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Motty | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4050 |
| 2024 | 33 | #3455 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4610 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5874 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5338 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6620 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6406 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5320 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9696 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5318 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9568 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8781 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10728 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8767 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12231 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8985 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12367 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10151 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Motty a popular boy name?
Motty ranked #4117 among boys in 2025 with 26 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #9568.
When was the name Motty most popular?
Motty peaked in 2024, when 33 American boys received the name (ranked #3455 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Motty?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 69,231 newborn American boys was named Motty. It scores 49/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.