Morrie — #12436 US boys' name
330 babies named Morrie in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 13% of names given to boys today.
22% of everyone ever named Morrie was born in this single decade.
13 babies were named Morrie in 1962 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Morrie
The Social Security Administration has registered 330 babies named Morrie between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Morrie currently holds the #12436 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 13 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Morrie performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Morrie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Morrie 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 330 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.
Morrie at a glance
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Current rank
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Morrie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915
- Peak year (1962)
- 13
- Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
Currently ranks #12436 among boys.
330 total births across 110 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1962 with 13 births in a single year.
Morrie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- 73 births that decade — 22% of Morrie's all-time total
Morrie decade highlights
- Peak decade 73 births
- Runner-up 70 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1940s was Morrie's strongest decade
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 22% of all-time use.
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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, 1915–2024 (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.