Girls' name · since 1957
Morena
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 287 babies named Morena, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,303 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 287
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Morena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 287 have been recorded since 1957.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Morena has been recorded 287 times among girls since 1957, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2024.
- #16,303 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 287 born since 1957
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Morena ranks #16,303 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 287 born since 1957, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,303 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 287
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Morena's 287 recorded births place it above 77.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Morena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Morena splits its recorded history at 1998: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Morena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2024
- Peak year (1997)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Morena by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (95 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Morena's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Morena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
95 births
- 2000s
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
49 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 95 births (33% of all-time use).
Morena by state
Where Morena concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 7.3% |
21 of 287 births nationwide.
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What to do with Morena's data
- Morena's decade-level peak was the 1990s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Morenas (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Morena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~67 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1957–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Morena draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.