Morna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MOR-na
- Origin
- Scottish
Morna is a girls' name of Scottish origin, meaning “beloved, high-spirited”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Morna mean?
Scottish: Anglicised form of Gaelic Muirne
“beloved, high-spirited”
An Anglicised form of Muirne, the name of Fionn mac Cumhaill's mother in Irish legend.
Is Morna a girl's or a boy's name?
Morna is a girls' name.
How popular is Morna in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 8 girls.
Morna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 2 | #6,929 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 2 | #5,792 |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 2 | #5,211 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 2 | #5,038 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Morna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anna, Rosa, Lola, Martha, Flora, Georgia, Matilda, Iona, Alice, Laura, Mabel, Ada
Names related to Morna
More Scottish names
Isla, Finley, Logan, Arabella, Cameron, Bonnie, Paisley, Brody, Carson, Maxwell, Brodie, Finlay, Blair, Lennox, Skye, Knox
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, “Morna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/morna, updated 20 October 2026.