Given name & surname
Morrie
“a dark-skinned man; Moorish”
Morrie is a variant of Morris. In Latin use, Morris carries the interpretation “a dark-skinned man; Moorish.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Morrie is a variant of Morris. In Latin use, Morris carries the interpretation “a dark-skinned man; Moorish.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Morrie is a variant of Morris. The history of Morris gives this family its wider story. Morris was in use during the Middle Ages.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Morrie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 330
- 330 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 1962. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 302 as a first name in 2020; 130 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Morrie
- Morrie SchwartzAmerican sociologist (1916-1995)
- Morrie RyskindAmerican activist and entertainer (1895-1985)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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