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Morrigan

Girl

Meaning of Morrigan: Irish: 'great queen'

Morrigan is a girl's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2632nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2632

63 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4192

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,139

First recorded 1995 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 8 babies1996: 15 babies1997: 18 babies1998: 16 babies1999: 28 babies2000: 30 babies20002001: 37 babies2002: 26 babies2003: 27 babies2004: 30 babies2005: 30 babies2006: 37 babies2007: 39 babies2008: 30 babies2009: 36 babies2010: 37 babies20102011: 33 babies2012: 36 babies2013: 46 babies2014: 47 babies2015: 48 babies2016: 41 babies2017: 40 babies2018: 47 babies2019: 48 babies2020: 44 babies20202021: 39 babies2022: 53 babies2023: 69 babies2024: 41 babies2025: 63 babies
US babies named Morrigan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 69.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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