Morton vs Morris

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

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Morton

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Name B

Morris

Boy name · Rank #1859

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Metric Morton Morris
Current Rank Unranked #1859
Total Births (all years) 12,336 70,909
Peak Year 1923 1918
Peak Year Births 482 1,679
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Morton Morris
1880ss 191 895
1890ss 199 1,234
1900ss 213 2,059
1910ss 2,391 12,484
1920ss 4,335 14,141
1930ss 2,957 9,113
1940ss 1,009 8,805
1950ss 438 8,323
1960ss 270 5,355
1970ss 144 2,793
1980ss 73 1,956
1990ss 52 1,287
2000ss 24 996
2010ss 32 1,000
2020ss 8 468

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Morton Morris
2014 — 112
2015 — 105
2016 9 103
2017 — 105
2018 11 107
2019 5 96
2020 — 99
2021 8 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, 1880–2021.

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