Mawgan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MAW-gan
- Origin
- Cornish
Mawgan is a boys' name of Cornish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mawgan mean?
Cornish: Cornish saint's name, as in St Mawgan
A Cornish saint's name, found in place names such as St Mawgan and Mawgan Porth in Cornwall.
Is Mawgan a girl's or a boy's name?
Mawgan is a boys' name.
How popular is Mawgan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Mawgan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mawgan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
Names like Mawgan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aiden, Kian, Dylan, Declan, Keegan, Kayden, Ethan, Brogan, Regan, Logan, Evan, Keelan
More Cornish names
Elowyn, Lowen, Elowen, Jennifer, Jenna, Denzel, Merryn, Lowenna, Sennen, Elowynn, Morwenna, Demelza, Jennah, Senara, Merrin, Jena
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mawgan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mawgan, updated 20 October 2026.