Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Morris
Endangered
Down 94.5% from peak
Peak era
1918
Peak births
1,679
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Morris
How many people are named Morris?
An estimated 21,038 living Americans are named Morris.
How rare is Morris?
Morris is uncommon among babies today, with 92 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 94.5% from its 1918 peak.
How old is the typical Morris?
The median age of a living American named Morris is approximately 62 years, with most bearers falling between 45 and 73 years old.
Is Morris still popular?
No. Morris is endangered as a baby name, down 94.5% from its 1918 peak with 92 births in 2025.
Where is Morris most common?
Morris has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 4.2× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19182025
Peak year
1918
Decline from peak
94.5%
2025
92
All-time
71,000
Where it lives now
Morris is most concentrated in New York — about 4.2× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Morris is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.