Boys' name · since 1913
Morse
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.
- #9,398 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 374
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
374 boys have been named Morse since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Morse recorded 374 times among boys since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1913 to 1971.
- #9,398 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 374 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Morse ranks #9,398 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 374 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,398 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 374
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Morse's 374 recorded births place it above 79.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Morse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Morse splits its recorded history at 1934: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Morse popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1971
- Peak year (1926)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Morse by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (123 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Morse's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Morse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
84 births
- 1920s
1920s
123 births
- 1930s
1930s
57 births
- 1940s 37
1940s
37 births
- 1950s
1950s
55 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 123 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Morse's decade-level peak was the 1920s (123 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- 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 Morse: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1913–1971 (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 Morse 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.