Morrison

Popularity Trends

The name Morrison is the #5,857 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,905 recorded births since 1911. This represents the 24.3% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 24.3% of all names). For boys, it ranks #2,949 (35.7% percentile) for all time with 1,785 births since 1911. For girls, it ranks #5,596 (2.1% percentile) for all time with 120 births since 2003.

Morrison first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1911 (1911 for boys and 2003 for girls). Birth data for Morrison is available in 98 out of the 113 years between 1911 and 2023 (98 years for boys and 15 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Morrison has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 93.7% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 87.7% of babies named Morrison were boys.

For boys, Morrison reached its peak popularity in 2015, achieving the 8.4% percentile (ranked #829) with 40 births per million. The name was most common in 2015, with 40 births per million (ranked 8.4% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2018, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Morrison ranks #866 for boys (4.9% percentile) with 27 births per million, which is 68.9% of its peak share of births.

For girls, Morrison reached its peak popularity in 2020, achieving the 0.7% percentile (ranked #933) with 7 births per million. The name was most common in 2020, with 7 births per million (ranked 0.7% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2021, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Morrison ranks #945 for girls (0.2% percentile) with 4 births per million, which is 58.9% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Morrison".

1911 2023 19112023

Key Statistics

Total Births

120

Peak Births

Peak Year

2020

First Recorded

2003

Peak Percentile

0.7%

Current Percentile

0.2%

Peak Rank

#933

Current Rank

#945

Female statistics

Total Births

1,785

Peak Births

Peak Year

2015

First Recorded

1911

Peak Percentile

8.4%

Current Percentile

4.9%

Peak Rank

#829

Current Rank

#866

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Morrison", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Morrison.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Morrison's popularity from 1908 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Morrison at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Morrison range from Noella at 90.9% correlation to Lotus at 84.8% correlation, with an average correlation level of 86.8%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Vivienne with 20.5K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Elloise with 566 births (100% girls).

Morrison's share of births peaked at 46.1 births per million in 2018 (6.8 for girls in 2020 and 39.6 for boys in 2015). It reached its lowest point of 2.4 births per million (5% of peak) in 1992. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Morrison had 31.3 births per million, 68% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Noella

3,006

90.95% (very strong)

Adelyne

1,101

88.95% (very strong)

Atlee

1,978

88.04% (very strong)

Evelynne

1,395

87.64% (very strong)

Oden

1,433

86.69% (very strong)

Jeter

978

86.60% (very strong)

Edison

12.1k

86.17% (very strong)

Emerick

674

85.96% (very strong)

Mabry

1,402

85.77% (very strong)

Elloise

566

85.14% (very strong)

Vivienne

20.5k

85.08% (very strong)

Lotus

2,697

84.84% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Morrison

Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Morrison. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 73.8% confident that Morrison is pronounced as MAW-rih-suhn, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is MAW-ruh-suhn, at 14.3% confidence, with 3 syllables.

MAW-rih-suhn

73.8%

MAW-ruh-suhn

14.3%

MAW-ree-suhn

11.9%

MAW-rih-suhn (3 syllables)

Verified

73.8% confidence

M AO1 R IH0 S AH0 N

MAW-ruh-suhn (3 syllables)

14.3% confidence

M AO1 R AH0 S AH0 N

MAW-ree-suhn (3 syllables)

11.9% confidence

M AO1 R IY0 S AH0 N

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like M AO1 R IH0 S AH0 N) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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