US rank #8160 Girls' name Peak 1996 751 births

Morelia — #8160 US girls' name

751 babies named Morelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#8160
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 54% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Morelia was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

66 babies were named Morelia in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Morelia

The Social Security Administration has registered 751 babies named Morelia between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Morelia currently holds the #8160 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 66 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Morelia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 411 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Morelia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 214 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Morelia in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Morelia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 751 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Morelia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

751

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

1996

66 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,160

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Morelia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
66
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
020406080 20242019201520112007200319991995 8

Morelia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
411 births that decade — 55% of Morelia's all-time total
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Morelia by state

Where Morelia concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Morelia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
214 28.5%
#2 Texas
69 9.2%
#3 Illinois
30 4.0%
#4 Washington
5 0.7%
California share of Morelia's total US births 28.5%
Even split

214 of 751 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Morelia?
751 babies have been named Morelia since 1995. It currently ranks #8160 among girls. The peak year was 1996 with 66 births.
When was Morelia most popular?
Morelia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 411 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Morelia most popular?
The top states for the name Morelia are California (214 births), Texas (69 births), Illinois (30 births).
How long has the name Morelia been used?
Morelia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Morelia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Morgan, Moriah, Morgen, Morghan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1995–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.