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Morvern

Gender
Girl
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MOR-vern
Origin
Scottish

Morvern is a girls' name of Scottish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Morvern mean?

Scottish: from Morvern, a district of the Scottish Highlands

From Morvern, a rugged peninsula on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands.

Is Morvern a girl's or a boy's name?

Morvern is a girls' name.

How popular is Morvern 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 4 girls.

1997Busiest: 4 in 20042017
Morvern in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20171#7,682
20160–
20150–
20140–
20130–
20120–
20113#6,007
20100–
20090–
20081#7,383
20072#6,929
20062#6,613
20053#4,976
20044#3,916
20032#5,792
20020–
20010–
20001#5,280
19991#5,182
19982#5,081
19972#5,038

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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, “Morvern: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/morvern, updated 20 October 2026.