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Morrissey

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 9
  • Births on record 30

Morrissey is a unisex name with 3 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 17% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2017 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2013, when 7 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2008.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Morrissey over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years.

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Births named Morrissey by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2000s 5
2010s (to 2017) 22

How popular is Morrissey?

In 2017, Morrissey was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Morrissey is used

England & Wales #5,219 3 in 2022
United States #12,280 5 in 2017

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Morrissey

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Morrissey also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Morrissey over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Morrissey

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Morrissey — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Morrissey

How popular is the name Morrissey?

In 2017, Morrissey was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Morrissey a girl's or a boy's name?

Morrissey is used for both girls and boys. About 17% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Morrissey?

Morrissey has 3 syllables.

When was Morrissey most popular?

Morrissey peaked in 2013, when 7 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.