Morley

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Morley: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Morley: Recorded since 2000, it reached #1,991 in 2005, and it stood at #5,119 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
20times a registrar ranked it
25years from first to last
#1991highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2000–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2000	#3036
2001	#3134
2003	#2857
2004	#3009
2005	#1991
2006	#3385
2008	#2775
2009	#3227
2010	#4678
2011	#3830
2012	#2458
2013	#2954
2014	#2690
2015	#2707
2016	#4810
2018	#4749
2019	#4702
2020	#2404
2021	#3990
2024	#5119

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 20 of the 25 years from 2000 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2000–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2000
First recorded at #3036 among boys in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2000–2024
Highest recorded position: #1991 among boys in England and Wales, in 2005 (recorded 2000–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Morley by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Morley in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000sbusiest	37	8 of 10	5
2010s	44	9 of 10	5
2020s	15	3 of 10	5

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 8 years of it this list covers, averaging 5 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Morley appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2000 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1991 in England and Wales in 2005.

Morley's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#5119	3	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3990	4	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2404	8	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#4702	3	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#4749	3	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#4810	3	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2707	7	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2690	7	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2954	6	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2458	8	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#3830	4	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#4678	3	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#3227	5	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2775	6	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#3385	4	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1991	8	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#3009	4	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2857	4	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#3134	3	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#3036	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2000 and 2024, ranked in 20 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,991, first reached in 2005.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 8 births, registered in England and Wales in 2005.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
9 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
5separate stretches the record falls into5 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#5,119position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
8births registered in its largest year, 2005Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Morrigan · #898, 17y
Morris · #304, 31y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Al-Amin · #1991, 22y
Alfie-Ray · #1991, 17y
Anesu · #1991, 17y
Aro · #1991, 18y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Alfie-Ray · #1991, 17y
Anesu · #1991, 17y
Aro · #1991, 18y
Daryan · #1991, 16y

Morley and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Morley without appearing here.

Morley moved ahead of

Kim Compare
In 2011 they stood at #4678 and #3865 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2012 that had become #2458 and #4805.
Brent Compare
In 2019 they stood at #4749 and #3412 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #2404 and #4608.
Brooke Compare
In 2019 they stood at #4702 and #4702 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #2404 and #4608.
Morten Compare
In 2013 they stood at #3830 and #2390 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #2690 and #4632.

Moved ahead of Morley

Gunnar Compare
In 2015 they stood at #2707 and #3373 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2016 that had become #4810 and #2556.
Aksel Compare
In 2012 they stood at #2458 and #3416 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #2954 and #2403.
Daithi Compare
In 2020 they stood at #2404 and #3334 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2021 that had become #3990 and #3990.
Rune Compare
In 2015 they stood at #2707 and #4747 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2016 that had become #4810 and #4810.

Moved the opposite way to Morley

Albie Compare
Between 2000 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Morley went from #3036 to #5119 while Albie went from #624 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 2000 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Morley went from #3036 to #5119 while Alfie went from #57 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 2000 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Morley went from #3036 to #5119 while Alfred went from #139 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 2000 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Morley went from #3036 to #5119 while Archie went from #81 to #10.

Moved the same way as Morley

Aaron Compare
Between 2000 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Morley went from #3036 to #5119 and Aaron from #36 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 2000 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Morley went from #3036 to #5119 and Adam from #20 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 2000 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Morley went from #3036 to #5119 and Alan from #262 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 2000 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Morley went from #3036 to #5119 and Alex from #48 to #171.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2000 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1991 in England and Wales in 2005. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Morley

Morley at a glance

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Popularity journey

Morley by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Morley at a glance

Morley by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Morley moved ahead of

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