Recorded 1915–2023 Boys' name Peak 1922 262 births

Moris — boys' name

262 babies named Moris in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s371920s571930s161980s211990s422000s592010s252020s5
2000s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Moris was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

11 babies were named Moris in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Moris

The Social Security Administration has registered 262 babies named Moris between 1915 and 2023, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Moris currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Moris performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Moris shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Moris 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 262 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.

Moris at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

262

Since 1915

109 years of records

Peak year

1922

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1915

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2023

Moris popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1915

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1922)
11
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
4681012 20232008200219951986192819191915 7

Moris by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
59 births that decade — 23% of Moris's all-time total
1910s371920s571930s161980s211990s422000s592010s252020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Moris?
262 babies have been named Moris since 1915. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1922 with 11 births.
When was Moris most popular?
Moris was most popular in the 2000s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Moris been used?
Moris has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 109 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Moris?
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, 1915–2023 (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.