Boys' name · since 1914
Morrell
Morrell has 692 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,490 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 692
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Morrell is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 692 have been recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Morrell recorded 692 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2017.
- #6,490 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 692 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Morrell ranks #6,490 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 692 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,490 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 692
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Morrell's 692 recorded births place it above 85.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Morrell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Morrell's SSA record in two at 1957 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Morrell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2017
- Peak year (1919)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Morrell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (110 births, 16% of the file).
1920s was Morrell's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Morrell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
62 births
- 1920s
1920s
110 births
- 1930s
1930s
95 births
- 1940s
1940s
66 births
- 1950s
1950s
77 births
- 1960s
1960s
51 births
- 1970s
1970s
83 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
50 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 23
2010s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 110 births (16% of all-time use).
How Morrell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Morrell's total volume
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What to do with Morrell's data
- Morrell's decade-level peak was the 1920s (110 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Morrell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1914–2017 (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 Morrell 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.