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 #1862

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Metric Morton Morris
Current Rank Unranked #1862
Total Births (all years) 12,336 71,000
Peak Year 1923 1918
Peak Year Births 482 1,679
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Morton Morris
1880s 191 895
1890s 199 1,234
1900s 213 2,059
1910s 2,391 12,484
1920s 4,335 14,141
1930s 2,957 9,113
1940s 1,009 8,805
1950s 438 8,323
1960s 270 5,355
1970s 144 2,792
1980s 73 1,956
1990s 52 1,287
2000s 24 996
2010s 32 1,000
2020s 8 560

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
2025 - 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, 1880–2021.

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