Morgan
Top 1000
About Morgan
Morgan has long been a traditional Welsh male name, a variant of the Old Welsh name Morcant, from the Welsh elements mor, meaning "sea" and cant, "circle." The female Morgan is unrelated to the male version—it is a name from Arthurian legend created for Morgan le Fay, King Arthur's half-sister and famed sorceress. Her name comes from Morgen, an Old Welsh name meaning "sea-born," and is related to the Irish name Muirgen.
In this country, Morgan is now used more for girls than boys, though considerably lower than its Top 25 status in the 1990's. And although it's been veering south for both sexes, we still find Morgan a sophisticated choice.
Actress Morgan Fairchild—who had an influence on the name's popularity for girls—was born Patsy.
Pronounced MOR-gun.
As of October 2026, Morgan ranked #312 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #22 in 1997, Nameberry popularity #384.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #102 | 3,006 | 1,682.8 |
| 2015 | #121 | 2,688 | 1,505.8 |
| 2016 | #132 | 2,339 | 1,320 |
| 2017 | #153 | 1,927 | 1,116.2 |
| 2018 | #163 | 1,759 | 1,034.1 |
| 2019 | #176 | 1,649 | 982.5 |
| 2020 | #195 | 1,491 | 922.3 |
| 2021 | #205 | 1,447 | 881.9 |
| 2022 | #213 | 1,383 | 843.2 |
| 2023 | #247 | 1,247 | 777.1 |
| 2024 | #276 | 1,141 | 704.2 |
| 2025 | #312 | 977 | 607.9 |
World rankings
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Morgan on lists
Famous Morgans
- Morgan Fairchild (born Patsy Ann McClenny)
American actress
- Morgan Weaving
Australian actress
- Morgan Elizabeth York
American actress
- Morgan Brittany (born Suzanne Cupito)
American actress
- Morgan Paige Brian Gautrat
American soccer player
- Morgan Pressel
American golfer
- Morgan Featherstone
Australian model
- Morgan Ailis Webb
American TV personality
- Morgan Elizabeth Hurd
American gymnast
- Morgan Tuck
American basketball player
- Morgan Adams
American YouTuber
- Morgan
Leigh Norman (b. 1983), daughter of golfer Greg Norman
- Morgan Anastasia Gaddis (b. 1990)
daughter of singer Lorrie Morgan
- Morgan Jackson (b. 1991)
daughter of athlete Bo Jackson
- Morgan Colette Eastwood (b. 1996)
daughter of actor/director Clint Eastwood
- Morgan Rae Mills (b. 2005)
daughter of actor Judson Mills
- Winter Morgan Williams (b. 2011)
daughter of actress Gretchen Mol
- Morgan Ortagus
an American government official serving as spokesperson for the United States.
Morgan in pop culture
- Morgan le Fay
AKA Morgana, sorceress from the legend of King Arthur
- Morgan Stockhour
character in Lauren DeStefano's "The Internment Chronicles"
- Morgan Brody
character on TV's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- Morgan Matthews
character on the TV show "Boy Meets World"
- Morgan Philip
daughter in Disney's "Enchanted"
- Morgan Fey
character in video game 'Ace Attorney'
- Morgan Stark
Tony Stark's daughter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Morgan
The police officer in Hotel Artemis movie