Tools / Baby names / M

Morgan

Girl

Meaning of Morgan: Welsh: 'sea-born' or 'sea-circle'

Morgan is a girl's name most strongly associated with Welsh naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 207th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 520th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#207

1,509 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#520

75 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

269,269

First recorded 1880 · peak 1995

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 2,534 babies1982: 2,347 babies1983: 2,281 babies1984: 2,875 babies1985: 2,965 babies1986: 3,151 babies1987: 3,698 babies1988: 4,625 babies1989: 5,254 babies1990: 6,983 babies19901991: 7,700 babies1992: 8,778 babies1993: 9,435 babies1994: 11,678 babies1995: 12,135 babies1996: 11,511 babies1997: 11,404 babies1998: 11,168 babies1999: 10,504 babies2000: 10,341 babies20002001: 9,519 babies2002: 9,142 babies2003: 8,676 babies2004: 8,306 babies2005: 7,650 babies2006: 7,316 babies2007: 6,394 babies2008: 6,047 babies2009: 5,203 babies2010: 4,576 babies20102011: 4,147 babies2012: 3,844 babies2013: 3,483 babies2014: 3,410 babies2015: 3,070 babies2016: 2,749 babies2017: 2,299 babies2018: 2,079 babies2019: 1,985 babies2020: 1,858 babies20202021: 1,902 babies2022: 1,933 babies2023: 1,781 babies2024: 1,705 babies2025: 1,509 babies
US babies named Morgan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 12,135.

Gender split

17% boys · 83% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

More Welsh girls' names

Other names starting with M