Recorded 1955–2023 Unisex name Peak 1980 75 births

Mori — unisex name

75 babies named Mori in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s121970s51980s241990s62020s18
1980s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Mori was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

8 babies were named Mori in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mori

The Social Security Administration has registered 75 babies named Mori between 1955 and 2023, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mori currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Mori is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 40 additional births since 1995.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mori performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mori shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mori 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 75 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.

Mori at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

75

Since 1955

69 years of records

Peak year

1980

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1955

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2023

Mori popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1955

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1980)
8
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
456789 2023202119831981197119601955 5

Mori popularity over time — boys

40 total births recorded since 1995 (Mori as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 40 births
4681012 202420232014200820041995 7

Mori by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
24 births that decade — 32% of Mori's all-time total
1950s101960s121970s51980s241990s62020s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mori?
75 babies have been named Mori since 1955. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1980 with 8 births.
When was Mori most popular?
Mori was most popular in the 1980s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Is Mori a unisex name?
Yes, Mori is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 75 births, and as a boy's name it has 40 births.
How long has the name Mori been used?
Mori has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 69 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Mori?
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.

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, 1955–2023 (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.