NameTides

Morris

Morris was the #1,753 boys' name in the US in 2025 (92 babies), and #1,705 in England & Wales and #3,153 in Canada.

Morris as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Morris as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.631.251.882.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUSCanada
Morris as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.631.251.882.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,753 (92)#1,705 (15)——#3,153 (5)
2024#1,862 (86)#1,758 (14)——#1,909 (10)
2023#1,640 (105)#1,800 (13)——#1,592 (12)
2022#1,792 (91)#1,268 (21)——#2,052 (8)
2021#1,799 (87)#1,595 (15)——#2,061 (8)
2020#1,621 (99)#1,548 (15)——#1,382 (14)
2019#1,670 (96)#1,506 (16)——#1,634 (11)
2018#1,565 (107)#2,112 (10)——#1,572 (11)
2017#1,554 (105)#1,812 (13)——#2,198 (7)
2016#1,585 (103)#1,157 (24)#707 (3)—#1,487 (12)
2015#1,546 (105)#1,186 (22)—#699 (3)#1,681 (10)
2014#1,456 (112)#1,421 (17)#680 (3)—#1,200 (16)
2013#1,624 (94)#1,116 (23)——#1,926 (8)
2012#1,637 (94)#1,589 (15)——#2,368 (6)
2011#1,719 (86)#1,251 (20)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1912 at #82.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 19,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 19,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 32,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Morris is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 18,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 15,000 to 1 in 22,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Morris by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #716NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: #743SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Morris (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MorrisCanadaBoys#3,1535
MorrisEngland & WalesBoys#1,70515
MorrisIrelandBoys—too few
MorrisNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
MorrisScotlandBoys—too few
MorrisUSGirls—too few
MorrisUSBoys#1,75392