Morgana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mor-GAH-nuh
- Origin
- Welsh
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,344 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #6,115 for girls
Morgana is a girls' name of Welsh origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,344th for girls in the UK (12 babies) and 6,115th for girls in the US (19 babies).
What does Morgana mean?
Welsh: feminine form of Morgan, after Morgan le Fay
From Morgan le Fay, the enchantress and half-sister of King Arthur, called Morgana in Italian and later retellings.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Morgana a girl's or a boy's name?
Morgana is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the UK and 19 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Morgana in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,344among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 80% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were named Morgana, making it the 2,344th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Morgana in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2022. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,276th in England and Wales.
Morgana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,344 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Morgana in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,115among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 85,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 19 girls in the US were named Morgana, making it the 6,115th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,846th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 29 girls. It first appears in the records in 1962.
2025 had fewer girls named Morgana than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Morgana in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Morgana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #6,115 |
| 2024 | 20 | #5,959 |
| 2023 | 29 | #4,652 |
| 2022 | 21 | #5,790 |
| 2021 | 24 | #5,233 |
| 2020 | 20 | #5,846 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7,712 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7,088 |
| 2016 | 18 | #6,660 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 19 | #6,638 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6,124 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 17 | #5,281 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 13 | #5,890 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,307 |
| 1986 | 8 | #7,745 |
| 1985 | 15 | #4,858 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,369 |
| 1981 | 14 | #4,962 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 10 | #5,134 |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,244 |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 7 | #5,272 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
Nicknames for Morgana
- Morgan 133 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Morgana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sienna Kiara Maeva Aria Eliana Amara Athena Alora Maeve Aurora Fatima Mila
Names related to Morgana
Morgan Morrigan Morgen Morgyn Morgane Morganne Morghan Morgann
More Welsh names
Dylan Owen Winnie Maddox Idris Reese Bowen Griffin Rhys Gavin Reece Nia Seren Gwendolyn Winifred Meredith
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Morgana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/morgana, updated 20 October 2026.