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Morgan

“Great chief or sea chief, from Old Welsh roots” — Welsh origin

Boy's name · #559 in the US (2025) · 90s

Morgan has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #236 (1995) · 45,643 babies named Morgan all-time · 1 in 3,200 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,100 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 2,400 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 3,300 boys in Norway (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Morgans

• Morgan Freeman — American actor and producer (born 1937)
• Morgan Tsvangirai — former Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (1952-2018)
• Morgan De Sanctis — Italian association football player
• Morgan Schneiderlin — French footballer (born 1989)
• Morgan Rogers — English association football player

In stories & tradition

• Morgan (Saul Goodman) — Breaking Bad · Better Call Saul
• Morgan Jones — The Walking Dead · Fear the Walking Dead
• Morgan Kane — Morgan Kane

What Morgans become

Among 992 notable people named Morgan:

Athletes appear 2.17× more often than among typical names — e.g. Morgan De Sanctis, Italian association football player.

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