Recorded 1914–2017 Boys' name Peak 1919 692 births

Morrell — boys' name

692 babies named Morrell in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s621920s1101930s951940s661950s771960s511970s831980s691990s502000s62010s23
1920s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Morrell was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

17 babies were named Morrell in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Morrell

The Social Security Administration has registered 692 babies named Morrell between 1914 and 2017, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Morrell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Morrell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Morrell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Morrell 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 692 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.

Morrell at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

692

Since 1914

104 years of records

Peak year

1919

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1914

Recorded for 104 years

Last year on file: 2017

Morrell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1914

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1919)
17
Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
05101520 201719901978196519541941193019191914 6

Morrell by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
110 births that decade — 16% of Morrell's all-time total
1910s621920s1101930s951940s661950s771960s511970s831980s691990s502000s62010s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Morrell?
692 babies have been named Morrell since 1914. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1919 with 17 births.
When was Morrell most popular?
Morrell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Morrell been used?
Morrell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 104 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Morrell?
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.

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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, 1914–2017 (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.