Morgan

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

Girl's name · #312 in the US (2025) · 90s

Morgan has appeared in US records since 1918 — best rank #22 (1997) · 223,626 babies named Morgan all-time · 1 in 1,600 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,000 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 3,600 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 3,900 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 48 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Morgans

Morgan Fairchild — American actress
Morgan Lily — American child actress and model
Morgan Gautrat — American soccer player
Morgan Saylor — American actress
Morgan Brittany — American actress

In stories & tradition

Morgan le Fay — Matter of Britain
Morgan (Pam Beesly) — The Office
Morgan Brody — CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

What Morgans become

Among 992 notable people named Morgan:

Athletes appear 2.17× more often than among typical names — e.g. Morgan Gautrat, American soccer player.

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