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 #2044

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Name B

Morris

Boy name · Rank #1862

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Metric Mordecai Morris
Current Rank #2044 #1862
Total Births (all years) 1,650 71,000
Peak Year 2022 1918
Peak Year Births 99 1,679
Peak Decade 2010s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mordecai Morris
1880s - 895
1890s - 1,234
1900s - 2,059
1910s 31 12,484
1920s 62 14,141
1930s 54 9,113
1940s 47 8,805
1950s 69 8,323
1960s 70 5,355
1970s 44 2,792
1980s 65 1,956
1990s 52 1,287
2000s 164 996
2010s 514 1,000
2020s 478 560

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
2025 70 92

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, 1912–2025.

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