Morgaine
Morgaine is a name with a single cultural origin: Arthurian Cycle.
- Arthurian Cycle
Meaning & Origin of Morgaine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Morgaine is a name with a single cultural origin: Arthurian Cycle.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arthurian Cycle
The Story of Morgaine
American parents first put Morgaine on the record books as a baby girl name in 1984, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 14 Morgaines were born — ranking #6,319 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Morgaines. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2009 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 175 Morgaines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Morgaine
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About the name Morgaine
Morgaine is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 175 births in the dataset. Morgaine's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #6,319. Use the chart and map above to compare Morgaine's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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