Girls' name · since 1960
Morrisa
207 babies named Morrisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,485 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 207
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
Morrisa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 207 have been recorded since 1960.
Social Security Administration records show Morrisa recorded 207 times among girls since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2012.
- #19,485 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 207 born since 1960
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Morrisa ranks #19,485 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 207 born since 1960, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,485 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 207
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
Morrisa's 207 recorded births place it above 73.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Morrisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Morrisa's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Morrisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2012
- Peak year (1990)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Morrisa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (78 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Morrisa's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Morrisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
78 births
- 2000s
2000s
54 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 78 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Morrisa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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 Morrisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1960–2012 (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 Morrisa 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.