Morgan
Morgan is a name of Welsh and Breton origin. Traditionally, it is a masculine-coded name in Wales and Brittany, but has been decoupled from its traditional gender outside of its regions of origin. Morgan is also used as a surname, derived from the given name.
- Welsh
- English
- French
- Arthurian Cycle
Meaning & Origin of Morgan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Morgan is a name of Welsh and Breton origin. Traditionally, it is a masculine-coded name in Wales and Brittany, but has been decoupled from its traditional gender outside of its regions of origin. Morgan is also used as a surname, derived from the given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Welsh
- English
- French
- Arthurian Cycle
The Story of Morgan
As a girl name
Morgan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1995: 10,877 births, good for #23 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 41% of all recorded Morgans. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #291 among girl names with 1,085 births, falling sharply (-28%). In total, more than 225K Morgans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Morgan on the record books as a boy name in 1880, with 33 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 1,258 Morgans were born — ranking #236 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Morgans. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #500 among boy names with 616 births, rising sharply (+54% over the past five years). In total, more than 46K Morgans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Morgan
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Morgan. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Morgan
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About the name Morgan
Morgan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 225K births in the dataset. Morgan's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #22. Use the chart and map above to compare Morgan'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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