Given name & surname
Mory
“a dark-skinned man; Moorish”
Mory is a variant of Morris. In Latin use, Morris carries the interpretation “a dark-skinned man; Moorish.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mory 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 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Mory 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
Mory through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 132
- 132 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,434 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +56%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,434 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 382 as a first name in 2020; 496 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 Mory
- Mory KantéGuinean musician (1950–2020)
- Mory DiawSenegalese and French footballerborn 1993
- Mory KonatéGuinean footballerborn 1993
- Mory KonéIvorian and French association football playerborn 1994
- Mory SidibéFrench volleyball player and beach volleyball playerborn 1987
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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