Morgan
Girl nameMorgan has been given to 269,269 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1995 and currently ranks #312 for girls and #559 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈmɔɹɡən/
from Old Welsh Morcant, possibly from *mor (“sea”) (Welsh môr) or *mọr (“great”) (Old Welsh maur) + *kantos (“circle”) (Welsh cant), meaning “great chief” or “sea chief”.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
269,269
Peak year
1995 (12,135 babies)
Rank in 2025
#312 for girls · #559 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -51%
Gender split
83% girls / 17% boys
Famous people named Morgan
Morgan Freeman
American actor and producer (born 1937)
Morgan Tsvangirai
Former Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (1952-2018)
Morgan De Sanctis
Italian association football player
Morgan Schneiderlin
French footballer (born 1989)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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