Mori
Mori is a Japanese and Italian surname. It is also the name of two clans in Japan, and one clan in India.
Meaning & Origin of Mori
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mori is a Japanese and Italian surname. It is also the name of two clans in Japan, and one clan in India.
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The Story of Mori
As a girl name
Mori first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1955, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 8 Moris were born — ranking #7,417 that year. As of 2026, Mori ranks #13,455 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 75 Moris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Mori first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1995, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 10 Moris were born — ranking #7,725 that year. As of 2026, Mori ranks #7,725 for boys with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 40 Moris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mori
Mori is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 75 births in the dataset. Mori's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #7,417. Use the chart and map above to compare Mori's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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