Recorded 1913–1971 Boys' name Peak 1926 374 births

Morse — boys' name

374 babies named Morse in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s841920s1231930s571940s371950s551960s121970s6
1920s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Morse was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

19 babies were named Morse in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Morse

The Social Security Administration has registered 374 babies named Morse between 1913 and 1971, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Morse currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Morse performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Morse shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Morse 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 374 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.

Morse at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

374

Since 1913

59 years of records

Peak year

1926

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1913

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 1971

Morse popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1913

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1926)
19
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
05101520 19711954194319371929192319171913 8

Morse by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
123 births that decade — 33% of Morse's all-time total
1910s841920s1231930s571940s371950s551960s121970s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Morse?
374 babies have been named Morse since 1913. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1926 with 19 births.
When was Morse most popular?
Morse was most popular in the 1920s decade with 123 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Morse been used?
Morse has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 59 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Morse?
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, 1913–1971 (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.