Morrissey
Steven Patrick Morrissey, mononymously known as Morrissey, is an English singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the frontman and lyricist of the rock band the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. Since then he has pursued a successful solo career.
Meaning & Origin of Morrissey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Steven Patrick Morrissey, mononymously known as Morrissey, is an English singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the frontman and lyricist of the rock band the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. Since then he has pursued a successful solo career.
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The Story of Morrissey
As a girl name
Morrissey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2012, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2012: 5 births, good for #16,866 nationwide. Morrissey last appeared in the published SSA data in 2012, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Morrissey on the record books as a boy name in 2008, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 7 Morrisseys were born — ranking #9,654 that year. About 77% of every Morrissey on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Morrissey last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 22 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Morrissey
Morrissey is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 22 births in the dataset. Morrissey's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #9,654. Use the chart and map above to compare Morrissey'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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