Morgan
Unisex · MOR-gan · Welsh
Unisex
Morgan is a name of Welsh origin, meaning “possibly sea + circle”. In 2025 it ranked 353rd for boys in the UK (133 babies) and 312th for girls in the US (977 babies).
What does Morgan mean?
Welsh: from the Old Welsh name Morcant
“possibly sea + circle”
Morgan le Fay is the enchantress half-sister of King Arthur in Arthurian legend.
- Say it
- MOR-gan
More on Wiktionary.
Is Morgan a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Morgan has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 70 girls and 133 boys in the UK and 977 girls and 532 boys in the US.
How popular is Morgan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #353among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 133about 1 in 2,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 133 boys in the UK were named Morgan, making it the 353rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 329th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 1,458 boys. 70 girls were also named Morgan in 2025 (607th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Morgan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1996, 51% of the babies named Morgan in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 34%, with more boys than girls since 2004.
Among boys in 2025, it was 331st in England and Wales and 560th in Scotland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2004 (#66).
Morgan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 133 | #353 |
| 2024 | 137 | #355 |
| 2023 | 123 | #384 |
| 2022 | 119 | #395 |
| 2021 | 123 | #401 |
| 2020 | 154 | #329 |
| 2019 | 183 | #294 |
| 2018 | 186 | #299 |
| 2017 | 214 | #276 |
| 2016 | 268 | #229 |
| 2015 | 303 | #212 |
| 2014 | 334 | #193 |
| 2013 | 404 | #160 |
| 2012 | 466 | #143 |
| 2011 | 517 | #135 |
| 2010 | 644 | #114 |
| 2009 | 668 | #105 |
| 2008 | 717 | #102 |
| 2007 | 741 | #98 |
| 2006 | 811 | #93 |
| 2005 | 867 | #85 |
| 2004 | 1,012 | #72 |
| 2003 | 1,115 | #66 |
| 2002 | 1,047 | #66 |
| 2001 | 1,183 | #61 |
| 2000 | 1,348 | #58 |
| 1999 | 1,458 | #56 |
| 1998 | 1,044 | #69 |
| 1997 | 375 | #128 |
| 1996 | 309 | #141 |
How popular is Morgan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #312among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 977about 1 in 1,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 977 girls in the US were named Morgan, making it the 312th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 195th. Its busiest year was 1995, with 10,877 girls. It first appears in the records in 1918. 532 boys were also named Morgan in 2025 (559th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 28 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Morgan than any year since 1979.
Half of all the girls named Morgan in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1918, 3% of the babies named Morgan in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 65%, with more girls than boys since 1980.
Morgan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 977 | #312 |
| 2024 | 1,144 | #276 |
| 2023 | 1,249 | #247 |
| 2022 | 1,383 | #213 |
| 2021 | 1,447 | #205 |
| 2020 | 1,491 | #195 |
| 2019 | 1,651 | #176 |
| 2018 | 1,759 | #163 |
| 2017 | 1,929 | #153 |
| 2016 | 2,339 | #132 |
| 2015 | 2,689 | #121 |
| 2014 | 3,006 | #102 |
| 2013 | 3,116 | #100 |
| 2012 | 3,403 | #82 |
| 2011 | 3,672 | #75 |
| 2010 | 4,077 | #63 |
| 2009 | 4,611 | #57 |
| 2008 | 5,333 | #46 |
| 2007 | 5,665 | #43 |
| 2006 | 6,495 | #35 |
| 2005 | 6,749 | #33 |
| 2004 | 7,295 | #31 |
| 2003 | 7,928 | #29 |
| 2002 | 8,433 | #29 |
| 2001 | 8,735 | #29 |
| 2000 | 9,502 | #25 |
| 1999 | 9,607 | #24 |
| 1998 | 10,217 | #23 |
| 1997 | 10,342 | #22 |
| 1996 | 10,295 | #25 |
| 1995 | 10,877 | #23 |
| 1994 | 10,655 | #25 |
| 1993 | 8,573 | #34 |
| 1992 | 7,789 | #41 |
| 1991 | 6,794 | #49 |
| 1990 | 6,047 | #58 |
| 1989 | 4,426 | #69 |
| 1988 | 3,796 | #78 |
| 1987 | 2,928 | #95 |
| 1986 | 2,477 | #113 |
| 1985 | 2,283 | #127 |
| 1984 | 2,175 | #132 |
| 1983 | 1,657 | #167 |
| 1982 | 1,716 | #169 |
| 1981 | 1,768 | #162 |
| 1980 | 1,061 | #243 |
| 1979 | 443 | #458 |
| 1978 | 258 | #636 |
| 1977 | 211 | #727 |
| 1976 | 144 | #909 |
| 1975 | 114 | #1,043 |
| 1974 | 95 | #1,176 |
| 1973 | 91 | #1,185 |
| 1972 | 58 | #1,578 |
| 1971 | 80 | #1,336 |
| 1970 | 75 | #1,389 |
| 1969 | 62 | #1,499 |
| 1968 | 35 | #2,024 |
| 1967 | 42 | #1,783 |
| 1966 | 34 | #1,982 |
| 1965 | 44 | #1,689 |
| 1964 | 43 | #1,780 |
| 1963 | 21 | #2,703 |
| 1962 | 14 | #3,437 |
| 1961 | 33 | #2,035 |
| 1960 | 26 | #2,306 |
| 1959 | 14 | #3,253 |
| 1958 | 22 | #2,448 |
| 1957 | 10 | #3,929 |
| 1956 | 12 | #3,492 |
| 1955 | 16 | #2,838 |
| 1954 | 11 | #3,489 |
| 1953 | 7 | #4,594 |
| 1952 | 6 | #4,906 |
| 1951 | 12 | #3,105 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #5,243 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 11 | #3,033 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #4,052 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,807 |
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