Mordecai vs Morris

Side-by-side comparison of Mordecai and Morris — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Mordecai

Boy name · Rank #2038

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Name B

Morris

Boy name · Rank #1859

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Metric Mordecai Morris
Current Rank #2038 #1859
Total Births (all years) 1,580 70,909
Peak Year 2022 1918
Peak Year Births 99 1,679
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mordecai Morris
1880ss — 895
1890ss — 1,234
1900ss — 2,059
1910ss 31 12,484
1920ss 62 14,141
1930ss 54 9,113
1940ss 47 8,805
1950ss 69 8,323
1960ss 70 5,355
1970ss 44 2,793
1980ss 65 1,956
1990ss 52 1,287
2000ss 164 996
2010ss 514 1,000
2020ss 408 468

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mordecai Morris
2014 52 112
2015 57 105
2016 68 103
2017 64 105
2018 63 107
2019 71 96
2020 84 99
2021 71 87
2022 99 91
2023 80 105
2024 74 86

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1912–2024.

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