Morris Name Popularity

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How popular is Morris?

In 2018 the uncommon name Morris, ranked the 1,565th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Morris is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #82 in 1912.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1918 with 1,679 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Morris in any given year was 75 in 1883.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Morris occurred roughly during the years 1888-1892, 1895-1898, 1901-1915, 1944-1947, and 1983-1986.

Morris's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Morris has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Morris?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Morris is still rare but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Morris has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Morris (Girl)		Morris (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	107	1,565
2017		< 5	--	104	1,571
2016		< 5	--	103	1,592
2015		< 5	--	105	1,548
2014		< 5	--	112	1,460
2013		< 5	--	94	1,628
2012		< 5	--	94	1,651
2011		< 5	--	86	1,725
2010		< 5	--	98	1,607
2009		< 5	--	121	1,407
2008		< 5	--	109	1,501
2007		< 5	--	109	1,472
2006		< 5	--	93	1,578
2005		< 5	--	80	1,686
2004		< 5	--	93	1,475
2003		< 5	--	112	1,274
2002		< 5	--	92	1,418
2001		< 5	--	82	1,497
2000		< 5	--	103	1,269
1999		< 5	--	112	1,167
1998		< 5	--	105	1,183
1997		< 5	--	87	1,314
1996		< 5	--	85	1,298
1995		< 5	--	113	1,058
1994		< 5	--	127	986
1993		< 5	--	148	879
1992		< 5	--	148	870
1991		< 5	--	184	754
1990		< 5	--	178	763
1989		< 5	--	193	710
1988		< 5	--	168	730
1987		< 5	--	187	669
1986		< 5	--	224	593
1985		8	8,049	203	613
1984		< 5	--	182	637
1983		8	7,793	184	629
1982		< 5	--	199	611
1981		< 5	--	220	575
1980		8	7,878	196	624
1979		< 5	--	215	585
1978		5	10,838	229	549
1977		< 5	--	232	547
1976		< 5	--	263	491
1975		< 5	--	241	518
1974		< 5	--	272	482
1973		< 5	--	270	479
1972		< 5	--	305	451
1971		5	9,174	368	419
1970		5	8,877	399	408
1969		< 5	--	399	397
1968		< 5	--	430	374
1967		< 5	--	409	369
1966		< 5	--	473	343
1965		< 5	--	519	331
1964		7	5,833	590	321
1963		< 5	--	591	325
1962		7	5,677	629	313
1961		11	4,163	662	300
1960		13	3,633	652	307
1959		7	5,399	722	291
1958		< 5	--	708	287
1957		12	3,619	772	273
1956		9	4,371	816	251
1955		7	5,050	827	244
1954		5	6,348	918	232
1953		8	4,477	837	235
1952		10	3,718	905	219
1951		< 5	--	902	216
1950		10	3,597	918	211
1949		12	3,122	830	221
1948		6	5,085	842	222
1947		5	5,869	1,003	200
1946		8	3,890	915	192
1945		10	3,066	773	193
1944		6	4,402	829	187
1943		14	2,523	913	181
1942		< 5	--	908	174
1941		10	2,989	875	174
1940		8	3,426	912	170
1939		9	3,085	927	165
1938		5	4,796	839	174
1937		10	2,879	856	170
1936		< 5	--	847	164
1935		13	2,401	907	159
1934		8	3,373	932	158
1933		10	2,818	867	164
1932		12	2,599	942	160
1931		13	2,388	989	154
1930		9	3,254	1,006	152
1929		14	2,397	1,091	147
1928		6	4,559	1,155	144
1927		10	3,218	1,225	143
1926		7	4,180	1,307	134
1925		10	3,291	1,400	126
1924		16	2,389	1,499	120
1923		7	4,252	1,558	111
1922		12	2,910	1,630	109
1921		11	3,103	1,667	104
1920		13	2,689	1,609	108
1919		13	2,603	1,660	100
1918		11	2,966	1,679	101
1917		7	3,984	1,624	99
1916		9	3,188	1,618	97
1915		9	3,059	1,660	93
1914		8	2,800	1,365	86
1913		< 5	--	1,073	89
1912		< 5	--	960	82
1911		8	1,906	478	85
1910		< 5	--	367	91
1909		< 5	--	305	94
1908		< 5	--	269	98
1907		< 5	--	260	96
1906		< 5	--	226	96
1905		< 5	--	188	115
1904		< 5	--	175	123
1903		< 5	--	178	110
1902		< 5	--	150	128
1901		< 5	--	146	115
1900		< 5	--	162	136
1899		< 5	--	116	139
1898		< 5	--	164	113
1897		< 5	--	132	124
1896		< 5	--	136	127
1895		< 5	--	125	132
1894		< 5	--	122	133
1893		< 5	--	113	135
1892		< 5	--	136	126
1891		< 5	--	97	138
1890		< 5	--	93	152
1889		< 5	--	112	126
1888		< 5	--	95	160
1887		< 5	--	95	136
1886		< 5	--	96	144
1885		< 5	--	99	136
1884		< 5	--	78	179
1883		< 5	--	75	164
1882		< 5	--	81	167
1881		< 5	--	87	145
1880		< 5	--	77	172

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.