# Morris (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/morris/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | French |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɔɹɪs/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Moe |
| Variant spellings | Morse |
| US babies named this | 71,483 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 71,000 / 483 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 389, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

* The surname has converged from several origins; see Morris.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 5 | 6,352 |
| 1955 | 7 | 5,052 |
| 1956 | 9 | 4,374 |
| 1957 | 12 | 3,621 |
| 1959 | 6 | 6,026 |
| 1960 | 13 | 3,633 |
| 1961 | 11 | 4,167 |
| 1962 | 7 | 5,679 |
| 1964 | 7 | 5,835 |
| 1970 | 5 | 8,878 |
| 1971 | 5 | 9,177 |
| 1978 | 5 | 10,838 |
| 1980 | 8 | 7,877 |
| 1983 | 8 | 7,795 |
| 1985 | 8 | 8,051 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 86 | 1,727 |
| 2012 | 94 | 1,652 |
| 2013 | 94 | 1,630 |
| 2014 | 112 | 1,463 |
| 2015 | 105 | 1,550 |
| 2016 | 103 | 1,596 |
| 2017 | 105 | 1,566 |
| 2018 | 107 | 1,574 |
| 2019 | 96 | 1,671 |
| 2020 | 99 | 1,630 |
| 2021 | 87 | 1,811 |
| 2022 | 91 | 1,799 |
| 2023 | 105 | 1,645 |
| 2024 | 86 | 1,872 |
| 2025 | 92 | 1,762 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 20 | 1,251 |
| 2012 | 15 | 1,589 |
| 2013 | 23 | 1,116 |
| 2014 | 17 | 1,421 |
| 2015 | 22 | 1,186 |
| 2016 | 24 | 1,157 |
| 2017 | 13 | 1,812 |
| 2018 | 10 | 2,112 |
| 2019 | 16 | 1,506 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1,548 |
| 2021 | 15 | 1,595 |
| 2022 | 21 | 1,268 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1,799 |
| 2024 | 14 | 1,758 |
| 2025 | 15 | 1,705 |

## People named Morris

- Morris Swadesh, American linguist (1909–1967)
- Morris West, Australian writer (1916-1999)
- Morris Travers, English chemist (1872–1961)
- Morris Chestnut, American actor
- Morris Kirksey, Athletics and rugby competitor (1895–1981)
- Morris Louis, American painter (1912–1962)
- Morris Kline, American mathematician, teacher and author (1908–1992)
- Richard Morris Hunt, American architect (1827–1895)
- Morris Peterson, American basketball player (born 1977)
- Morris Albert, Brazilian male singer-songwriter
- Morris Ankrum, American actor (1896–1964)
- Morris Carnovsky, American actor (1897–1992)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.