Girl · #14,553 in 2026

Morrighan

Name: Popularity of the name Morrighan in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Morrighan, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

The Morrígan or Mórrígan, also known as Morrígu, is a figure from Irish mythology. The name is Mór-ríoghan in modern Irish before the spelling reform, and it has been translated as "great queen" or "phantom queen".

Current Rank

#14,553

Peak Rank

#13,346 (2011)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1998

First Year

2014

Last Year

2011

Peak Year

#13346

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Morrighan

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Read more →

Etymology

There is some disagreement over the meaning of the Morrígan's name. Mor may derive from an Indo-European root connoting terror, monstrousness, cognate with the Old English maere (which survives in the modern English word "nightmare") and the Scandinavian mara and the Old East Slavic "mara" ("nightmare"); while rígan translates as "queen". This etymological sequence can be reconstructed in the Proto-Celtic language as * Moro-rīganī-s . Accordingly, Morrígan is often translated as "Phantom Queen". This is the derivation generally favoured in current scholarship. In the Middle Irish period, the n

The Story of Morrighan

American parents first put Morrighan on the record books as a baby girl name in 1998, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 7 Morrighans were born — ranking #13,346 that year. About 54% of every Morrighan on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Morrighan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2014, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 37 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Morrighan

Phonetically similar names — useful when Morrighan is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Morrigan
Morgan
Morgen
Morgon
Mauryan
Morgane
Margen
Moraga
Morian
Morricone
Norweigan
Horrigan

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Morrighan

What does the name Morrighan mean?

How popular is Morrighan in 2026?

In 2026, Morrighan ranks #14,553 among girls' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year.

When was Morrighan most popular?

Morrighan reached its peak popularity in 2011, ranking #13,346 that year with 7 babies given the name.

Is Morrighan a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Morrighan is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Morrighan?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Morrighan include Nevina, Meladie, Arynne. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Morrighan

Morrighan is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 37 births in the dataset. Morrighan's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #13,346. Use the chart and map above to compare Morrighan'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.