Is Morris a boy or girl name?
Morris is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 86 boys were named Morris, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 71,392 US babies named Morris were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,868
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Morris since 1880
- 71,392
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 1,690 babies
Boys and girls named Morris, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 895 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 1,234 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 2,059 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 12,484 | 65 | 0.5% |
| 1920s | 14,141 | 106 | 0.7% |
| 1930s | 9,113 | 89 | 1% |
| 1940s | 8,805 | 79 | 0.9% |
| 1950s | 8,323 | 67 | 0.8% |
| 1960s | 5,355 | 38 | 0.7% |
| 1970s | 2,793 | 15 | 0.5% |
| 1980s | 1,956 | 24 | 1.2% |
| 1990s | 1,287 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 996 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,000 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 468 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 86 | #1,868 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 105 | #1,643 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 91 | #1,797 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 87 | #1,810 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 99 | #1,630 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 96 | #1,671 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 107 | #1,573 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 105 | #1,566 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 103 | #1,595 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 105 | #1,550 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 112 | #1,463 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 94 | #1,630 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 94 | #1,652 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 86 | #1,727 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 98 | #1,607 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 121 | #1,407 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 109 | #1,502 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 109 | #1,472 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 93 | #1,578 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 80 | #1,686 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 93 | #1,475 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 112 | #1,274 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 94 | #1,403 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 82 | #1,497 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 103 | #1,270 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 112 | #1,168 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 105 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 87 | #1,314 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 85 | #1,298 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 113 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 127 | #986 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 148 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 148 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 184 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 178 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 193 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 168 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 187 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 224 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 203 | #613 | 8 | #8,050 |
| 1984 | 182 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 184 | #629 | 8 | #7,794 |
| 1982 | 199 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 220 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 196 | #624 | 8 | #7,876 |
| 1979 | 215 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 229 | #549 | 5 | #10,838 |
| 1977 | 233 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 262 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 241 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 272 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 269 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 304 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 369 | #419 | 5 | #9,179 |
| 1970 | 399 | #408 | 5 | #8,878 |
| 1969 | 399 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 429 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 409 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 473 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 519 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 589 | #321 | 7 | #5,834 |
| 1963 | 591 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 629 | #313 | 7 | #5,680 |
| 1961 | 661 | #301 | 11 | #4,164 |
| 1960 | 656 | #305 | 13 | #3,633 |
| 1959 | 724 | #291 | 6 | #6,026 |
| 1958 | 702 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 773 | #273 | 12 | #3,621 |
| 1956 | 819 | #251 | 9 | #4,374 |
| 1955 | 830 | #244 | 7 | #5,052 |
| 1954 | 917 | #232 | 5 | #6,352 |
| 1953 | 834 | #235 | 8 | #4,475 |
| 1952 | 904 | #219 | 10 | #3,718 |
| 1951 | 903 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 917 | #211 | 10 | #3,598 |
| 1949 | 831 | #221 | 12 | #3,121 |
| 1948 | 843 | #222 | 6 | #5,084 |
| 1947 | 1,002 | #200 | 5 | #5,868 |
| 1946 | 916 | #192 | 8 | #3,891 |
| 1945 | 775 | #193 | 10 | #3,065 |
| 1944 | 828 | #187 | 6 | #4,400 |
| 1943 | 913 | #181 | 14 | #2,523 |
| 1942 | 909 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 876 | #174 | 10 | #2,989 |
| 1940 | 912 | #170 | 8 | #3,426 |
| 1939 | 927 | #165 | 9 | #3,084 |
| 1938 | 839 | #174 | 5 | #4,794 |
| 1937 | 856 | #170 | 10 | #2,880 |
| 1936 | 847 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 908 | #159 | 13 | #2,401 |
| 1934 | 932 | #158 | 8 | #3,374 |
| 1933 | 868 | #164 | 10 | #2,819 |
| 1932 | 940 | #160 | 12 | #2,598 |
| 1931 | 990 | #154 | 13 | #2,388 |
| 1930 | 1,006 | #152 | 9 | #3,253 |
| 1929 | 1,090 | #147 | 14 | #2,397 |
| 1928 | 1,157 | #144 | 6 | #4,559 |
| 1927 | 1,226 | #143 | 10 | #3,218 |
| 1926 | 1,306 | #134 | 7 | #4,179 |
| 1925 | 1,400 | #126 | 10 | #3,293 |
| 1924 | 1,499 | #120 | 16 | #2,389 |
| 1923 | 1,558 | #111 | 7 | #4,252 |
| 1922 | 1,630 | #109 | 12 | #2,910 |
| 1921 | 1,666 | #104 | 11 | #3,103 |
| 1920 | 1,609 | #108 | 13 | #2,689 |
| 1919 | 1,660 | #100 | 13 | #2,603 |
| 1918 | 1,679 | #101 | 11 | #2,966 |
| 1917 | 1,624 | #99 | 7 | #3,984 |
| 1916 | 1,618 | #97 | 9 | #3,187 |
| 1915 | 1,660 | #93 | 9 | #3,059 |
| 1914 | 1,365 | #86 | 8 | #2,800 |
| 1913 | 1,073 | #89 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 960 | #82 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 478 | #85 | 8 | #1,905 |
| 1910 | 367 | #91 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 305 | #94 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 269 | #98 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 260 | #96 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 226 | #96 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 188 | #115 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 175 | #123 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 178 | #110 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 150 | #128 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 146 | #115 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 162 | #136 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 116 | #139 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 164 | #113 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 132 | #124 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 136 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 125 | #132 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 122 | #133 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 113 | #135 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 136 | #126 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 97 | #138 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 93 | #152 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 112 | #126 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 95 | #160 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 95 | #136 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 96 | #144 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 99 | #136 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 78 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 75 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 81 | #167 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 87 | #145 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 77 | #172 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Morris reached #82 in 1912. As a girl name, it reached #1,905 in 1911. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Morris
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.