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Morris

/ˈmɔɹəs/ · 99% boys · 92 born in 2025

Morris has been given to about 71,483 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmɔɹəs/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 30,917
Median age today71 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Morris per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1918 · 1,690
  • Born in 202592
  • All time71,483
  • England & Wales, 202515

How popular is Morris?

Its best year was 1918, when 1,690 babies were given the name, ranking 101st. The typical living American called Morris is about 71 years old today. It is relatively most common in South Carolina, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Morris

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Norris0.86
  2. Dorris0.86
  3. Boris0.82
  4. Otis0.68
  5. Hollis0.68
  6. Odis0.68
  7. Ottis0.68
  8. Louis0.63

Middle names for Morris

Ranked by flow score
  1. Morris Paul0.77
  2. Morris John0.77
  3. Morris Lee0.77
  4. Morris Dean0.76
  5. Morris Blake0.76
  6. Morris Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Morris

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hughbrother · 0.98
  2. Rosiesister · 0.96
  3. Florasister · 0.96
  4. Clydebrother · 0.95
  5. Archiebrother · 0.95
  6. Fayesister · 0.94

Where Morris is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. South Carolina0.01%
  2. New York0.01%
  3. New Jersey0.01%
  4. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Morris Anderson0.77
  2. Morris Reyes0.72
  3. Morris Nguyen0.72
  4. Morris Lee0.72
  5. Morris Hall0.72
  6. Morris Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Morris

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Morris across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.