Recorded 1912–1993 Boys' name Peak 1957 483 births

Morey — boys' name

483 babies named Morey in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s561920s721930s401940s711950s1151960s941970s191980s51990s11
1950s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Morey was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

17 babies were named Morey in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Morey

The Social Security Administration has registered 483 babies named Morey between 1912 and 1993, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Morey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Morey performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Morey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Morey in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Morey 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 483 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.

Morey at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

483

Since 1912

82 years of records

Peak year

1957

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1912

Recorded for 82 years

Last year on file: 1993

Morey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1912

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1957)
17
Annual births at peak — across 82 years of records
05101520 199319681961195419461937192719171912 6

Morey by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
115 births that decade — 24% of Morey's all-time total
1910s561920s721930s401940s711950s1151960s941970s191980s51990s11

Morey by state

Where Morey concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Morey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 1.2%
New York share of Morey's total US births 1.2%

6 of 483 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Morey?
483 babies have been named Morey since 1912. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1957 with 17 births.
When was Morey most popular?
Morey was most popular in the 1950s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Morey most popular?
The top states for the name Morey are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Morey been used?
Morey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 82 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Morey?
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, 1912–1993 (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.