Recorded 1916–1935 Boys' name Peak 1922 68 births

Morell — boys' name

68 babies named Morell in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s231920s331930s12
1920s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Morell was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

10 babies were named Morell in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Morell

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Morell between 1916 and 1935, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Morell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Morell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Morell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Morell 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 68 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.

Morell at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

68

Since 1916

20 years of records

Peak year

1922

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1916

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1935

Morell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1916

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1922)
10
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 1935193119291925192419231922191919181916 7

Morell by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
33 births that decade — 49% of Morell's all-time total
1910s231920s331930s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Morell?
68 babies have been named Morell since 1916. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1922 with 10 births.
When was Morell most popular?
Morell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Morell been used?
Morell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 20 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Morell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Morris, Morgan, Morton, Mordechai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1916–1935 (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.