Morris
Last seen for girls in 1985 at #7,563 · #1,753 for boys in 2025, 92 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1912 · 960 births
- Debut · boys
- 77 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 13 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 71,000since 1880
Morris over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,753 | 92 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,862 | 86 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,640 | 105 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,792 | 91 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,799 | 87 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,621 | 99 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,670 | 96 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,565 | 107 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,554 | 105 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,585 | 103 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,546 | 105 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,456 | 112 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,624 | 94 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,637 | 94 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,719 | 86 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,599 | 98 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,403 | 121 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,494 | 109 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,464 | 109 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,575 | 93 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,674 | 80 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,467 | 93 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,269 | 112 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,395 | 94 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,481 | 82 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,267 | 103 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,161 | 112 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,177 | 105 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,310 | 87 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,292 | 85 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,053 | 113 | |
| 1994 | — | #981 | 127 | |
| 1993 | — | #874 | 148 | |
| 1992 | — | #867 | 148 | |
| 1991 | — | #751 | 184 | |
| 1990 | — | #761 | 178 | |
| 1989 | — | #708 | 193 | |
| 1988 | — | #727 | 168 | |
| 1987 | — | #669 | 187 | |
| 1986 | — | #592 | 224 | |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | #613 | 203 |
| 1984 | — | #635 | 182 | |
| 1983 | #7,312 | 8 | #628 | 184 |
| 1982 | — | #609 | 199 | |
| 1981 | — | #576 | 220 | |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | #623 | 196 |
| 1979 | — | #584 | 215 | |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #549 | 229 |
| 1977 | — | #546 | 233 | |
| 1976 | — | #491 | 262 | |
| 1975 | — | #518 | 240 | |
| 1974 | — | #482 | 272 | |
| 1973 | — | #479 | 269 | |
| 1972 | — | #451 | 304 | |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #419 | 369 |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #408 | 399 |
| 1969 | — | #397 | 399 | |
| 1968 | — | #374 | 429 | |
| 1967 | — | #369 | 409 | |
| 1966 | — | #343 | 473 | |
| 1965 | — | #331 | 519 | |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 | #321 | 589 |
| 1963 | — | #325 | 591 | |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 | #312 | 629 |
| 1961 | #4,009 | 11 | #301 | 660 |
| 1960 | #3,512 | 13 | #303 | 657 |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 | #291 | 723 |
| 1958 | — | #287 | 702 | |
| 1957 | #3,489 | 12 | #272 | 773 |
| 1956 | #4,161 | 9 | #251 | 819 |
| 1955 | #4,740 | 7 | #244 | 830 |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #232 | 917 |
| 1953 | #4,226 | 8 | #235 | 833 |
| 1952 | #3,552 | 10 | #219 | 905 |
| 1951 | — | #216 | 903 | |
| 1950 | #3,423 | 10 | #211 | 918 |
| 1949 | #2,999 | 12 | #221 | 830 |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | #222 | 843 |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #200 | 1,002 |
| 1946 | #3,665 | 8 | #192 | 916 |
| 1945 | #2,916 | 10 | #193 | 775 |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #187 | 828 |
| 1943 | #2,447 | 14 | #181 | 914 |
| 1942 | — | #174 | 909 | |
| 1941 | #2,846 | 10 | #174 | 876 |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | #170 | 912 |
| 1939 | #2,922 | 9 | #165 | 927 |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #174 | 839 |
| 1937 | #2,735 | 10 | #170 | 856 |
| 1936 | — | #164 | 847 | |
| 1935 | #2,305 | 13 | #159 | 908 |
| 1934 | #3,159 | 8 | #158 | 932 |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | #163 | 868 |
| 1932 | #2,490 | 12 | #160 | 940 |
| 1931 | #2,307 | 13 | #153 | 990 |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | #152 | 1,006 |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 | #147 | 1,090 |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #144 | 1,157 |
| 1927 | #3,053 | 10 | #143 | 1,226 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #134 | 1,306 |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 | #126 | 1,400 |
| 1924 | #2,308 | 16 | #120 | 1,499 |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #111 | 1,558 |
| 1922 | #2,780 | 12 | #108 | 1,630 |
| 1921 | #2,941 | 11 | #104 | 1,666 |
| 1920 | #2,590 | 13 | #108 | 1,609 |
| 1919 | #2,515 | 13 | #99 | 1,660 |
| 1918 | #2,822 | 11 | #101 | 1,679 |
| 1917 | #3,713 | 7 | #99 | 1,624 |
| 1916 | #3,031 | 9 | #97 | 1,618 |
| 1915 | #2,900 | 9 | #93 | 1,660 |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | #86 | 1,365 |
| 1913 | — | #89 | 1,073 | |
| 1912 | — | #82 | 960 | |
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 | #85 | 478 |
| 1910 | — | #91 | 367 | |
| 1909 | — | #94 | 305 | |
| 1908 | — | #98 | 269 | |
| 1907 | — | #96 | 260 | |
| 1906 | — | #96 | 226 | |
| 1905 | — | #115 | 188 | |
| 1904 | — | #122 | 175 | |
| 1903 | — | #110 | 178 | |
| 1902 | — | #128 | 150 | |
| 1901 | — | #115 | 146 | |
| 1900 | — | #136 | 162 | |
| 1899 | — | #138 | 116 | |
| 1898 | — | #112 | 164 | |
| 1897 | — | #124 | 132 | |
| 1896 | — | #127 | 136 | |
| 1895 | — | #132 | 125 | |
| 1894 | — | #133 | 122 | |
| 1893 | — | #134 | 113 | |
| 1892 | — | #126 | 136 | |
| 1891 | — | #138 | 97 | |
| 1890 | — | #151 | 93 | |
| 1889 | — | #126 | 112 | |
| 1888 | — | #160 | 95 | |
| 1887 | — | #134 | 95 | |
| 1886 | — | #143 | 96 | |
| 1885 | — | #136 | 99 | |
| 1884 | — | #179 | 78 | |
| 1883 | — | #163 | 75 | |
| 1882 | — | #166 | 81 | |
| 1881 | — | #142 | 87 | |
| 1880 | — | #171 | 77 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Morris was already there! It came in at #171, and was given to 77 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1891, when fewer than 120 boys a year got the name.
Where Morris is popular in 1974
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Georgia#239 · 1 in 1,587
- Alabama#307 · 1 in 2,642
- Minnesota#310 · 1 in 4,408
- Louisiana#312 · 1 in 1,965
- Tennessee#312 · 1 in 3,123
Best ever in a state: #32 in New York, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #239 | 24 | 1 in 1,587 |
| Alabama | #307 | 10 | 1 in 2,642 |
| Minnesota | #310 | 6 | 1 in 4,408 |
| Louisiana | #312 | 15 | 1 in 1,965 |
| Tennessee | #312 | 10 | 1 in 3,123 |
| Virginia | #314 | 10 | 1 in 3,134 |
| South Carolina | #323 | 8 | 1 in 2,602 |
| Florida | #331 | 19 | 1 in 2,666 |
| Pennsylvania | #367 | 13 | 1 in 5,640 |
| Indiana | #385 | 8 | 1 in 4,941 |
| Texas | #385 | 34 | 1 in 3,108 |
| Arizona | #411 | 5 | 1 in 3,601 |
| Missouri | #429 | 6 | 1 in 5,621 |
| New York | #433 | 23 | 1 in 4,970 |
| New Jersey | #437 | 8 | 1 in 5,353 |
| Michigan | #449 | 10 | 1 in 6,416 |
| North Carolina | #457 | 7 | 1 in 5,544 |
| Illinois | #580 | 10 | 1 in 7,829 |
| California | #1,009 | 7 | 1 in 21,473 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 109 spots since 2024 (#1,862 → #1,753)
- 132 spots since 2020 (#1,621 → #1,753)
- 207 spots since 2015 (#1,546 → #1,753)
- Biggest jump: 47 spots in 1981 (#623 → #576)
- Biggest drop: 116 spots in 1992 (#751 → #867)
Rise & fade · boys
32 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1912 at #82 (960 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 54 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 13 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 13 yrs · run 1906–1917
- Top 1,000: 115 yrs · run 1880–1994
Share of babies · boys
1 in 448
- Highest: 1 in 448 boys born in 1912 were named Morris (0.22%)
- Latest: 1 in 18,566 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 19.9% of all boys named Morris (14,141) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 895 | #126 (1889) | #152 |
| 1890s | 1,234 | #112 (1898) | #132 |
| 1900s | 2,059 | #94 (1909) | #111 |
| 1910s | 12,484 | #82 (1912) | #92 |
| 1920s | 14,141 | #104 (1921) | #125 |
| 1930s | 9,113 | #152 (1930) | #162 |
| 1940s | 8,805 | #170 (1940) | #191 |
| 1950s | 8,323 | #211 (1950) | #246 |
| 1960s | 5,355 | #301 (1961) | #338 |
| 1970s | 2,792 | #408 (1970) | #493 |
| 1980s | 1,956 | #576 (1981) | #638 |
| 1990s | 1,287 | #751 (1991) | #1,023 |
| 2000s | 996 | #1,267 (2000) | #1,449 |
| 2010s | 1,000 | #1,456 (2014) | #1,596 |
| 2020s | 560 | #1,621 (2020) | #1,745 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Morris in 1974
boys
#482
272 births · 1 in 5,781 boys
Top boys' names in 1974
More about 1974
boys
1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 5,781 of them was named Morris, which outranked 92.0% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Morris
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.