Morio
Morio is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Morio Agata , Japanese singer-songwriter and actor Morio Asaka , Japanese anime director Morio Higaonna , Japanese karateka Morio Kazama , Japanese actor Morio Kita , pen-name of Sokichi Saitō, Japanese writer and psychiatrist Morio Matsudaira , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral Morio Matsui , Japanese artist Morio…
Meaning & Origin of Morio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Morio is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Morio Agata , Japanese singer-songwriter and actor Morio Asaka , Japanese anime director Morio Higaonna , Japanese karateka Morio Kazama , Japanese actor Morio Kita , pen-name of Sokichi Saitō, Japanese writer and psychiatrist Morio Matsudaira , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral Morio Matsui , Japanese artist Morio…
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The Story of Morio
Morio first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 9 Morios were born — ranking #4,332 that year. As of 2026, Morio ranks #6,952 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 100 Morios have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Morio
Morio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 100 births in the dataset. Morio's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #4,332. Use the chart and map above to compare Morio'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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