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Morris

Morris ranks #123 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 16 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #732 among boy dog names.
Morris's popularity trend

Morris's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2017.

0.025%0.05%0.075%0.1%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
16
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#123
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−42
2014 → 2019
Gender split
95% male
5% female95% male

Gender split comes from 37 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Morris mean?
/ˈmɔɹɪs/2 syllablesOrigin: Old French and a surname

Morris is an English surname from Maurice, ultimately meaning 'Moor'.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Morris shows up

Cats named Morris per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.07%
SeattleWA, US0.02%

Cat names like Morris

MortyMortimerBorisChrisFerrisMorganMorpheusMorticiaIrisParis

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