Morgen
A morgen (Mg) is a historical, but still occasionally used, German unit of area used in agriculture. Officially, it is no longer in use, having been supplanted by the hectare. While today it is approximately equivalent to the Prussian morgen, measuring 25 ares or 2,500 square meters, its area once ranged from 1,906 to 11,780 square metres, but usually between 0.25 to 0.5 hectares.
Meaning & Origin of Morgen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A morgen (Mg) is a historical, but still occasionally used, German unit of area used in agriculture. Officially, it is no longer in use, having been supplanted by the hectare. While today it is approximately equivalent to the Prussian morgen, measuring 25 ares or 2,500 square meters, its area once ranged from 1,906 to 11,780 square metres, but usually between 0.25 to 0.5 hectares.
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The Story of Morgen
As a girl name
Morgen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1959, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 82 Morgens were born — ranking #1,770 that year. As of 2026, Morgen ranks #11,156 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Morgens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Morgen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1973, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 28 Morgens were born — ranking #2,679 that year. As of 2026, Morgen ranks #8,294 for boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 592 Morgens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Morgen
Morgen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1959 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Morgen's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #1,770. Use the chart and map above to compare Morgen'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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