Morghan
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MOR-gan
- Origin
- Welsh
Morghan is a girls' name of Welsh origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Morghan mean?
Welsh: respelling of Morgan
A respelling of Morgan, a Welsh name also borne by Morgan le Fay in Arthurian legend.
Is Morghan a girl's or a boy's name?
Morghan is a girls' name.
How popular is Morghan in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 3 girls.
Morghan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 2 | #5,287 |
| 2000 | 1 | #5,280 |
| 1999 | 2 | #5,117 |
| 1998 | 1 | #5,152 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 2 | #4,986 |
How popular is Morghan in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 61 girls. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the girls named Morghan in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Morghan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 17 | #6,788 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6,040 |
| 2016 | 25 | #5,283 |
| 2015 | 35 | #4,143 |
| 2014 | 23 | #5,623 |
| 2013 | 33 | #4,334 |
| 2012 | 36 | #4,119 |
| 2011 | 32 | #4,465 |
| 2010 | 35 | #4,179 |
| 2009 | 46 | #3,511 |
| 2008 | 53 | #3,157 |
| 2007 | 41 | #3,847 |
| 2006 | 61 | #2,850 |
| 2005 | 38 | #3,805 |
| 2004 | 44 | #3,387 |
| 2003 | 54 | #2,837 |
| 2002 | 48 | #3,010 |
| 2001 | 54 | #2,736 |
| 2000 | 59 | #2,541 |
| 1999 | 60 | #2,421 |
| 1998 | 47 | #2,795 |
| 1997 | 53 | #2,447 |
| 1996 | 50 | #2,506 |
| 1995 | 46 | #2,645 |
| 1994 | 51 | #2,460 |
| 1993 | 37 | #3,103 |
| 1992 | 33 | #3,337 |
| 1991 | 30 | #3,534 |
| 1990 | 25 | #3,998 |
| 1989 | 15 | #5,539 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,307 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,290 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
Names like Morghan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Teagan, Tegan, Raegan, Aoibheann, Eireann, Caoimhe, Ffion, Keira, Rhiannon, Caragh, Rowan, Eden
Names related to Morghan
Morgan, Morgana, Morrigan, Morgen, Morgyn, Morgane, Morganne, 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, “Morghan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/morghan, updated 20 October 2026.