Gender
Origin
- Welsh
- The Edge Of The Sea
Circling sea - Celtic
- English
Syllables
2
Themes
- Arthurian Legend
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Morgan
Pronunciation
m(o)-rgan, mor-gan
Famous People
Actress Morgan Fairchild
Celebrity Babies
Daughter of Clint Eastwood and Dina Ruiz, Daughter of Keith Carney and Amy
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #236, 1,257 births); most recent 2025 (rank #559, 532 births)
- Girls: peak in 1995 (rank #23, 10,875 births); most recent 2025 (rank #312, 977 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 532 | 977 |
| 2024 | 560 | 1,141 |
| 2023 | 530 | 1,247 |
| 2022 | 550 | 1,383 |
| 2021 | 455 | 1,447 |
| 2020 | 367 | 1,491 |
| 2019 | 334 | 1,649 |
| 2018 | 320 | 1,759 |
| 2017 | 370 | 1,927 |
| 2016 | 410 | 2,339 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #52, 1,343 births); most recent 2025 (rank #331, 128 births)
- Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #62, 887 births); most recent 2025 (rank #596, 65 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 128 | 65 |
| 2024 | 131 | 75 |
| 2023 | 120 | 75 |
| 2022 | 115 | 71 |
| 2021 | 121 | 73 |
| 2020 | 150 | 58 |
| 2019 | 176 | 70 |
| 2018 | 180 | 68 |
| 2017 | 212 | 68 |
| 2016 | 257 | 70 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1991 (rank #65, 1,463 births); most recent 2023 (rank #329, 160 births)
- Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #313, 155 births); most recent 2023 (rank #5176, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 160 | 3 |
| 2022 | 166 | – |
| 2021 | 207 | – |
| 2020 | 185 | 5 |
| 2019 | 226 | 5 |
| 2018 | 293 | – |
| 2017 | 321 | – |
| 2016 | 348 | 9 |
| 2015 | 394 | 4 |
| 2014 | 434 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #152, 46 births); most recent 2025 (rank #552, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #263, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #692, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 10 |
| 2023 | 11 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 |
| 2020 | 8 | 6 |
| 2019 | 11 | – |
| 2018 | 11 | – |
| 2017 | 16 | 5 |
| 2016 | 13 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #74, 86 births); most recent 2025 (rank #560, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #18, 248 births); most recent 2025 (rank #539, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 13 |
| 2022 | – | 6 |
| 2021 | – | 10 |
| 2020 | 4 | 7 |
| 2019 | 4 | 10 |
| 2018 | 6 | 12 |
| 2017 | – | 9 |
| 2016 | 6 | 13 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #92, 29 births); most recent 2022 (rank #414, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #48, 49 births); most recent 2024 (rank #407, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | 3 |
| 2023 | – | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | – | 4 |
| 2017 | – | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #102, 43 births); most recent 2023 (rank #354, 9 births)
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #37, 81 births); most recent 2023 (rank #399, 8 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 8 |
| 2022 | 12 | 15 |
| 2021 | 11 | 14 |
| 2020 | 12 | 10 |
| 2019 | – | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 | 17 |
| 2017 | 10 | 16 |
| 2016 | 11 | 22 |
| 2015 | 11 | 27 |
| 2014 | 13 | 29 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence