Morghan
Morghan is a village in Kaftarak Rural District, in the Central District of Shiraz County, Fars province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,660, in 1,506 families.
Meaning & Origin of Morghan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Morghan is a village in Kaftarak Rural District, in the Central District of Shiraz County, Fars province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,660, in 1,506 families.
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The Story of Morghan
Morghan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1981, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 61 Morghans were born — ranking #2,849 that year. As of 2026, Morghan ranks #15,244 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Morghans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Morghan
Morghan is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Morghan's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #2,849. Use the chart and map above to compare Morghan'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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