Girls' name · since 1970
Morning
164 babies named Morning in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,856 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 164
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Morning is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 164 have been recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Morning recorded 164 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2018.
- #21,856 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 164 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Morning ranks #21,856 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 164 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #21,856 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 164
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Morning's 164 recorded births place it above 69.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Morning's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Morning's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Morning popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2018
- Peak year (1974)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Morning by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (69 births, 42% of the file).
1970s was Morning's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Morning births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
69 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
38 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 69 births (42% of all-time use).
Morning by state
Where Morning concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.0% |
5 of 164 births nationwide.
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What to do with Morning's data
- Morning's decade-level peak was the 1970s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mornings (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Morning: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Morning draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.