Boy name Latin origin

Morris

MOR-is · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Dark-skinned or Moorish
Language
Latin
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
English · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1868
2024 births86
Peak year1918
First appeared1880
Total US births70,909
1918 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
MorrieMo
Alternate spellings
Maurice
In other languages
MauriceMauricio

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