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Morris

“Variant of Maurice — Dark-skinned; a Moor” — Latin origin

Boy's name · #1753 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Morris has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #82 (1912) · 71,000 babies named Morris all-time · 1 in 20,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #28 in Netherlands (2025) · #79 in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Morrises

• Morris — Belgian comics artist (1923-2001)
• Morris Swadesh — American linguist (1909–1967)
• Morris West — Australian writer (1916-1999)
• Morris Chestnut — American actor
• Morris Travers — English chemist (1872–1961)

In stories & tradition

• Morris (Moe Szyslak) — The Simpsons
• Morris (Hydro-Man) — The Amazing Spider-Man
• Morris (Moe Greene) — The Godfather

What Morrises become

Among 601 notable people named Morris:

Business leaders appear 2.42× more often than among typical names — e.g. Morris Chang, American businessperson (born 1931).

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