How Many People Are Named Morrell?
An estimated 379 people in the United States have the first name Morrell. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Morrell peaked in popularity in 1919 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Morrell as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Morrell paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
379
About 1 in 904,365 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1919
17 births
Total Registered
692
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Morrell
Morrell is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 692 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Morrell as a male name
Ranked #13,617 in 2017
5 male births in 2017
Peak: 1919 (17 births)
Morrell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Morrell span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 110 babies were registered. Morrell has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Morrell by Decade
How has Morrell tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Morrell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Morrell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Morrell
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Morrell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Morrell?
We estimate approximately 379 people named Morrell are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 904,365 Americans share this first name.
Is Morrell a common name?
Morrell is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 692 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Morrell most popular?
Morrell reached peak popularity in 1919, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Morrell is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Morrell a male name?
Morrell is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Morrell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Morrell Smith, Morrell Johnson, Morrell Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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