Recorded 1891–1976 Girls' name Peak 1924 402 births

Morna — girls' name

402 babies named Morna in U.S. Social Security records since 1891, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s151910s231920s771930s681940s451950s881960s751970s11
1950s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Morna was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

19 babies were named Morna in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Morna

The Social Security Administration has registered 402 babies named Morna between 1891 and 1976, spanning 86 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Morna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Morna performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Morna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Morna 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 402 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.

Morna at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

402

Since 1891

86 years of records

Peak year

1924

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1891

Recorded for 86 years

Last year on file: 1976

Morna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1891

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1924)
19
Annual births at peak — across 86 years of records
05101520 197619651957195119411933192619191891 5

Morna by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
88 births that decade — 22% of Morna's all-time total
1890s151910s231920s771930s681940s451950s881960s751970s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Morna?
402 babies have been named Morna since 1891. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1924 with 19 births.
When was Morna most popular?
Morna was most popular in the 1950s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Morna been used?
Morna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1891, spanning 86 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Morna?
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, 1891–1976 (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.