Recorded 1913–1973 Boys' name Peak 1960 84 births

Morry — boys' name

84 babies named Morry in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s151920s151930s121940s121950s91960s161970s5
1960s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Morry was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

11 babies were named Morry in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Morry

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Morry between 1913 and 1973, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Morry currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Morry performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Morry shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Morry 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 84 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.

Morry at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

84

Since 1913

61 years of records

Peak year

1960

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1913

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1973

Morry popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1913

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1960)
11
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
4681012 19731960194719391928192319151913 5

Morry by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
16 births that decade — 19% of Morry's all-time total
1910s151920s151930s121940s121950s91960s161970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Morry?
84 babies have been named Morry since 1913. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1960 with 11 births.
When was Morry most popular?
Morry was most popular in the 1960s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Morry been used?
Morry has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 61 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Morry?
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.

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, 1913–1973 (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.