Fun Facts About the Name Morrison
- More than 1 thousand babies named Morrison: U.S. records list 1,999 babies given the name Morrison from 1880 through 2025. Even 134 girls received the name Morrison - about 1 girl for every 14 boys.
What Does the Name Morrison Mean?
Morrison is a transferred surname used as a given name. As a surname, it is mainly Scottish and English and is patronymic: it means son of Maurice (or son of Morris), from the medieval personal name Maurice, with the common English patronymic suffix -son. Maurice comes from Latin Mauritius, which is derived from Maurus, meaning Moor (and by extension dark-skinned); the Latin term referred to a person from Mauretania in North Africa. In Scotland, Morrison has also been used to anglicize the Gaelic patronymic Mac Gille Mhoire, meaning son of the servant of Mary, and Mac Muiris, meaning son of Maurice. These are separate origins that produced the same English spelling.
Morrison Name History & Origins
The personal name Maurice was introduced to Britain by the Normans after the Norman Conquest of 1066. It was strengthened by the cult of Saint Maurice, a Roman military commander traditionally martyred in the third century, who was venerated in medieval Europe. The English form Morris developed from Maurice, and from it came patronymic surnames such as Morrison, meaning son of Morris. The -son suffix was already a common way to form surnames in medieval England and Scotland.
In the Scottish Highlands and Islands, Morrison also emerged from Gaelic naming. Mac Gille Mhoire means son of the servant of Mary and was anglicized as Morrison; this origin is associated with the Morrisons of Lewis and Harris and with Clan Morrison. Another Gaelic source, Mac Muiris (son of Maurice), was likewise rendered Morrison. These Gaelic names and the English patronymic are separate in origin, though they share the same modern spelling.
As a first name, Morrison is a transferred use of the surname.
How Popular is the Name Morrison?
Morrison has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2015. Its best rank was #1,490 in 1911.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,379 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #13,006 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #11,855 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #10,945 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #10,083 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #8,774 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #12,087 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #8,991 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #9,749 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #13,905 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #14,020 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #15,925 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #13,079 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #18,971 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #16,838 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #18,323 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #13,401 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,705 | 48 | 0.0028% |
| 2024 | #3,653 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2023 | #2,639 | 50 | 0.0029% |
| 2022 | #2,209 | 66 | 0.0038% |
| 2021 | #2,366 | 58 | 0.0033% |
| 2020 | #2,455 | 53 | 0.0031% |
| 2019 | #2,282 | 61 | 0.0034% |
| 2018 | #1,910 | 78 | 0.0043% |
| 2017 | #1,877 | 78 | 0.0042% |
| 2016 | #2,358 | 56 | 0.0030% |
| 2015 | #1,838 | 81 | 0.0042% |
| 2014 | #2,110 | 66 | 0.0034% |
| 2013 | #2,653 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 2012 | #2,437 | 52 | 0.0027% |
| 2011 | #2,982 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 2010 | #3,161 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2009 | #4,380 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2008 | #3,619 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 2007 | #4,321 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 2006 | #3,285 | 33 | 0.0016% |
| 2005 | #4,289 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2004 | #5,176 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #7,647 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #5,062 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #8,934 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #6,190 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #4,939 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #6,667 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #7,065 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #9,833 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #7,504 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #9,697 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #9,374 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #7,033 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #6,708 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #8,125 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #6,681 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #7,032 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #6,000 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #5,188 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #5,617 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #5,391 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #4,896 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #4,103 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #4,816 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #3,577 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #3,449 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #2,417 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1964 | #4,437 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #3,901 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #3,899 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #2,653 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #2,768 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1957 | #3,460 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #2,912 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #2,912 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #3,367 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #3,329 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #2,341 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1951 | #2,606 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1950 | #2,397 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1949 | #2,559 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #3,219 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1947 | #2,222 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1946 | #1,796 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1945 | #1,991 | 13 | 0.0010% |
| 1944 | #2,419 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1943 | #2,361 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1942 | #2,226 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1941 | #2,594 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1940 | #2,615 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1939 | #3,369 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #3,875 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1937 | #3,089 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1936 | #2,401 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1935 | #2,349 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1934 | #2,215 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1933 | #3,196 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1932 | #2,416 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1931 | #1,675 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1930 | #2,405 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1929 | #2,414 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1928 | #2,124 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1927 | #1,929 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1926 | #2,847 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1925 | #2,056 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1924 | #2,026 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1923 | #1,535 | 25 | 0.0023% |
| 1922 | #1,864 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1921 | #1,625 | 23 | 0.0021% |
| 1920 | #1,628 | 23 | 0.0022% |
| 1919 | #1,610 | 22 | 0.0022% |
| 1918 | #1,751 | 20 | 0.0020% |
| 1917 | #2,060 | 15 | 0.0016% |
| 1916 | #1,743 | 18 | 0.0020% |
| 1915 | #2,037 | 14 | 0.0016% |
| 1914 | #2,218 | 10 | 0.0015% |
| 1913 | #1,645 | 12 | 0.0023% |
| 1912 | #1,699 | 10 | 0.0023% |
| 1911 | #1,490 | 7 | 0.0031% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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