Unisex name · since 1911
Morrison
1,867 babies named Morrison in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,448 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,678 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,867
- born since 1911
- 2010s
- peak decade
Morrison currently ranks #2678 among unisex names in America, with 1,867 babies recorded since 1911.
Morrison has 1,867 recorded births among boys since 1911, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2678 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #3,448 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,678 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,867 born since 1911
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Morrison ranks #3,448 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,678 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,867 born since 1911, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,448 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,678 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,867
- born since 1911
- 2010s
- peak decade
Morrison's 1,867 recorded births place it above 92.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Morrison compares
1,867 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Morrison's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Morrison | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,867 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 81 | 34 | 22,252 |
Morrison's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Morrison's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1938, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 81, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Morrison popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 81
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Morrison popularity over time - girls
134 total births recorded since 2003 (Morrison as girls' name)
Morrison by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (592 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Morrison's strongest decade.
592 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Morrison births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 128
1910s
128 births
- 1920s 178
1920s
178 births
- 1930s 100
1930s
100 births
- 1940s 111
1940s
111 births
- 1950s 82
1950s
82 births
- 1960s 59
1960s
59 births
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s 60
1990s
60 births
- 2000s 188
2000s
188 births
- 2010s
2010s
592 births
- 2020s
2020s
308 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 592 births (32% of all-time use).
How Morrison 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 Morrison's total volume
Morrison by state
Where Morrison concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 146 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Colorado | | 35 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 23 | 1.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 12 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.3% |
146 of 1,867 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Morrison appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Morrison's data
- Morrison's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (592 total births) through the 2020s (308) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Morrisons (146 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Morrison: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1911–2025 (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 Morrison 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.