Recorded 1914–1987 Boys' name Peak 1985 100 births

Morio — boys' name

100 babies named Morio in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s161920s291970s231980s32
1980s
Peak decade

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

1985
Single peak year

9 babies were named Morio in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Morio

The Social Security Administration has registered 100 babies named Morio between 1914 and 1987, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Morio currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Morio performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Morio shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Morio in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Morio 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 100 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.

Morio at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

100

Since 1914

74 years of records

Peak year

1985

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1914

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 1987

Morio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1914

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1985)
9
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
45678910 1987198119781926192219171914 5

Morio by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
32 births that decade — 32% of Morio's all-time total
1910s161920s291970s231980s32

Morio by state

Where Morio concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Morio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
5 5.0%
Hawaii share of Morio's total US births 5.0%

5 of 100 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Morio?
100 babies have been named Morio since 1914. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1985 with 9 births.
When was Morio most popular?
Morio was most popular in the 1980s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Morio most popular?
The top states for the name Morio are Hawaii (5 births).
How long has the name Morio been used?
Morio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 74 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Morio?
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, 1914–1987 (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.