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Name Explorer — Baby Names

The Name More

How many South Africans are called More, which surnames go with it, and how old they are.

1,359people share the name More
961surnames linked to More
#6,370most popular of 485,985 names
Unisex name#4,453 boy name · #7,298 girl name

Boys and Girls Named More

Male78763.5%
Female45236.5%
Unknown120Unable to determine gender

We make use of verified data and algorithms to determine gender. More is listed as unisex because neither boys nor girls make up 90% of them.

Popularity of More since 1900

Most popular in the 1920s, when about 0.4 in every 10,000 South Africans born had the name.

People named More per 1,000 births, by decade. A table with the same numbers follows the chart.
People named More, by decade of birth. A table with the same numbers follows the chart.

* 2020–2026 so far — this decade isn’t over yet. “Per 1,000 births” compares More with everyone born in the same decade in our records, so decades with more records don’t look more popular. Decades with fewer than 1,000 records are left out of that view. Includes people who have since passed away.

Show the numbers
Decade of birthPeople named More Everyone bornPer 1,000 births
2020–2026 (so far) 0 0 —
2010s 0 0 —
2000s 88 7,233,222 0.01
1990s 163 9,262,591 0.02
1980s 208 9,119,350 0.02
1970s 174 8,269,186 0.02
1960s 169 7,146,440 0.02
1950s 158 5,508,070 0.03
1940s 109 3,939,672 0.03
1930s 99 3,121,587 0.03
1920s 97 2,250,943 0.04
1910s 53 1,303,466 0.04
1900s 25 580,265 0.04

People by Age Group

All recordsLiving (no date of death)
AgeAllLiving
20 and under 16 15
21 – 40 312 303
41 – 60 371 314
61 – 80 310 230
81 – 100 200 137
Over 100 150 97

Ages are worked out from the year of birth. “Living” means no date of death is recorded.

Top 10 Surnames with More

#SurnamePeople
1Malatji19
2Malepe15
3More13
4Molefe10
5Mogale9
6Mothapo9
7Mamabolo8
8Ndlovu8
9Sekgobela8
10Letsoalo7

Our Baby Name Generator is based on our South African records, counting every first name a person has. Only real verified South African names are used with this tool. Due to privacy restrictions, records after 2010 are not included. * Updated 21 October 2026.

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