Boys' name · since 1880
Morris
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 71,000 babies named Morris, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #400 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,753 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 71,000
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
71,000 babies have been named Morris since 1880, making it today's #1753 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Morris recorded 71,000 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #1753 nationally today, ahead of 87% of boys, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #400 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,753 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 71,000 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Morris ranks #400 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,753 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 71,000 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #400 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,753 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 71,000
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Morris's 71,000 recorded births place it above 99.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Morris compares
71,000 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Morris's all-time total is 192x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Morris | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 71,000 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,679 | 34 | 22,252 |
Morris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Morris's full recorded timeline at 1953, 28% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 72% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 75 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 1,679 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Morris popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 1,679
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Morris popularity over time - girls
483 total births recorded since 1911 (Morris as girls' name)
Morris by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (14,141 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Morris's strongest decade.
14,141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Morris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 895
1880s
895 births
- 1890s 1,234
1890s
1,234 births
- 1900s 2,059
1900s
2,059 births
- 1910s
1910s
12,484 births
- 1920s
1920s
14,141 births
- 1930s
1930s
9,113 births
- 1940s
1940s
8,805 births
- 1950s
1950s
8,323 births
- 1960s 5,355
1960s
5,355 births
- 1970s 2,792
1970s
2,792 births
- 1980s 1,956
1980s
1,956 births
- 1990s 1,287
1990s
1,287 births
- 2000s 996
2000s
996 births
- 2010s 1,000
2010s
1,000 births
- 2020s 560
2020s
560 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 14,141 births (20% of all-time use).
How Morris 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 Morris's total volume
Morris by state
Where Morris concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 9,320 | 13.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5,264 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 3,330 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 3,106 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 2,914 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 2,648 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 2,465 | 3.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 2,244 | 3.2% |
9,320 of 71,000 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Morris appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Morris's data
- Morris's decade-level peak was the 1920s (14,141 total births); usage has since declined to 560 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Morriss (9,320 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Morris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Morris 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.