Mort Gay
There are approximately 1 people named Mort Gay living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Mort with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gay. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Mort
18
Alive today
Named Gay
34K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 18
Rarity: Very Rare
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1922
Average age: 80
Top Census group: White (82.2%)
Estimated bearers: 34K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,153
Per 100K: 10.00
Top ancestry: White (67.3%)
First name trend
Mort: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Mort. The peak year was 1922 with 9 births. The average person named Mort today is 80 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Mort
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Mort, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 82.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Mort described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Mort at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White82.2% · 171
- Black or African American7.2% · 15
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.8% · 8
- Two or more races3.8% · 8
- Hispanic or Latino2.4% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Gay surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Gay, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 67.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Gay described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Gay at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White67.3% · 20,102
- Black or African American21.5% · 6,431
- Two or more races3.8% · 1,129
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.6% · 1,072
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 973
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 171
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Mort has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0000% of the US population, based on 18 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Mort right now.
The surname Gay appears at a rate of 10.00 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0100%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Mort Gay. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Mort Gay: questions and answers
How many people are named Mort Gay?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Mort Gay. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0000%) with the surname frequency (10.00 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Mort Gay?
We classify Mort Gay as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Mort a male or female name?
Mort is predominantly male. Out of 129 total SSA registrations, 100.0% were male and 0.0% were female. See the full Mort profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Mort Gay?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.