Morrigan
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MOR-i-gan
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,719 for girls
Morrigan is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “great queen; phantom queen”. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 2,719th for girls in the US (63 babies).
What does Morrigan mean?
Irish: from Irish Morrigan
“great queen; phantom queen”
The Morrigan is the Irish war goddess who appears as a crow over battlefields in Irish myth.
Is Morrigan a girl's or a boy's name?
Morrigan is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 63 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Morrigan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,276among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Morrigan, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,407th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Morrigan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Morrigan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,407 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
How popular is Morrigan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,719among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 63about 1 in 26,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 63 girls in the US were named Morrigan, making it the 2,719th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,450th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 69 girls. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the girls named Morrigan in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Morrigan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 | #2,719 |
| 2024 | 41 | #3,695 |
| 2023 | 69 | #2,555 |
| 2022 | 53 | #3,073 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3,800 |
| 2020 | 44 | #3,450 |
| 2019 | 48 | #3,271 |
| 2018 | 47 | #3,345 |
| 2017 | 40 | #3,768 |
| 2016 | 41 | #3,707 |
| 2015 | 48 | #3,346 |
| 2014 | 47 | #3,367 |
| 2013 | 46 | #3,402 |
| 2012 | 36 | #4,119 |
| 2011 | 33 | #4,352 |
| 2010 | 37 | #4,022 |
| 2009 | 36 | #4,195 |
| 2008 | 30 | #4,880 |
| 2007 | 39 | #3,982 |
| 2006 | 37 | #3,991 |
| 2005 | 30 | #4,483 |
| 2004 | 30 | #4,488 |
| 2003 | 27 | #4,663 |
| 2002 | 26 | #4,617 |
| 2001 | 37 | #3,545 |
| 2000 | 30 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 28 | #4,084 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
Names like Morrigan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Teagan Caoimhe Cassidy Rowan Raegan Eden Aoibheann Keira Maeve Eireann Quinn Aoife
Names related to Morrigan
Morgan Morgana Morgen Morgyn Morgane Morganne Morghan Morgann
More Irish names
Oscar Rory Finn Aiden Ryan Nolan Orla Cody Erin Ronan Connor Declan Casey Kennedy Callan Lennon
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, “Morrigan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/morrigan, updated 20 October 2026.