Morse vs Morris

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

Name A

Morse

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Name B

Morris

Boy name · Rank #1859

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Metric Morse Morris
Current Rank Unranked #1859
Total Births (all years) 374 70,909
Peak Year 1926 1918
Peak Year Births 19 1,679
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Morse Morris
1880ss — 895
1890ss — 1,234
1900ss — 2,059
1910ss 84 12,484
1920ss 123 14,141
1930ss 57 9,113
1940ss 37 8,805
1950ss 55 8,323
1960ss 12 5,355
1970ss 6 2,793
1980ss — 1,956
1990ss — 1,287
2000ss — 996
2010ss — 1,000
2020ss — 468

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Morse Morris
2014 — 112
2015 — 105
2016 — 103
2017 — 105
2018 — 107
2019 — 96
2020 — 99
2021 — 87
2022 — 91
2023 — 105
2024 — 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, 1913–1971.

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