Morgana
Morgana is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Morgana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Morgana is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Morgana
The earliest SSA record of Morgana as a baby girl name dates back to 1962, when 5 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 29 newborns named Morgana — #4,653 in the national rankings. About 21% of every Morgana on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Morgana ranks #5,822 for baby girls with 21 births, rising sharply (+28% over the past five years). All told, over 735 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Morgana
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Morgana. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Morgana
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About the name Morgana
Morgana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 735 births in the dataset. Morgana's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #4,653. Use the chart and map above to compare Morgana'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.