Infographic of Morgan name meaning, which is “The dweller by the sea,” from the Welsh.
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Morgan Name Popularity

How popular is the name Morgan? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 515 8 0.0023%
1911 651 5 0.0013%
1912 521 26 0.0052%
1913 429 61 0.0108%
1914 441 80 0.0115%
1915 499 85 0.0094%
1916 461 108 0.0112%
1917 430 131 0.0131%
1918 469 119 0.0111%
1919 533 90 0.0086%
1920 484 119 0.0107%
1921 440 151 0.0132%
1922 581 86 0.0077%
1923 541 97 0.0087%
1924 559 94 0.0081%
1925 473 123 0.0109%
1926 518 102 0.0093%
1927 501 111 0.01%
1928 568 79 0.0074%
1929 530 86 0.0083%
1930 639 57 0.0055%
1931 578 68 0.0069%
1932 487 102 0.0103%
1933 630 49 0.0053%
1934 546 80 0.0083%
1935 539 76 0.0078%
1936 573 65 0.0067%
1937 640 49 0.005%
1938 622 55 0.0054%
1939 603 56 0.0055%
1940 509 88 0.0083%
1941 609 60 0.0053%
1942 673 52 0.0041%
1943 545 90 0.0069%
1944 564 78 0.0063%
1945 621 56 0.0046%
1946 533 103 0.007%
1947 523 127 0.0076%
1948 699 53 0.0033%
1949 661 65 0.004%
1950 654 71 0.0044%
1951 613 87 0.0051%
1952 560 112 0.0064%
1953 597 101 0.0057%
1954 548 131 0.0072%
1955 561 129 0.007%
1956 574 129 0.0068%
1957 602 119 0.0062%
1958 587 126 0.0067%
1959 545 164 0.0086%
1960 509 203 0.0107%
1961 606 126 0.0067%
1962 521 192 0.0105%
1963 588 135 0.0075%
1964 543 165 0.0094%
1965 559 141 0.0086%
1966 534 160 0.0102%
1967 478 205 0.0135%
1968 496 186 0.0124%
1969 437 284 0.0184%
1970 457 273 0.0172%
1971 463 265 0.0176%
1972 459 255 0.0187%
1973 526 172 0.0133%
1974 495 215 0.0165%
1975 476 235 0.0183%
1976 470 238 0.0185%
1977 422 305 0.0226%
1978 397 338 0.0251%
1979 346 480 0.034%
1980 291 681 0.0466%
1981 273 740 0.0503%
1982 309 597 0.04%
1983 312 587 0.0398%
1984 291 671 0.0451%
1985 297 650 0.0428%
1986 303 640 0.0424%
1987 282 744 0.0488%
1988 277 807 0.0518%
1989 293 802 0.0497%
1990 274 924 0.0557%
1991 283 890 0.0546%
1992 285 980 0.0614%
1993 310 844 0.0541%
1994 272 995 0.0648%
1995 235 1,242 0.0824%
1996 244 1,197 0.0799%
1997 265 1,050 0.071%
1998 295 927 0.0619%
1999 312 884 0.059%
2000 332 805 0.0527%
2001 346 759 0.0504%
2002 371 680 0.0454%
2003 359 731 0.048%
2004 307 992 0.0651%
2005 335 867 0.0567%
2006 358 796 0.0508%
2007 403 694 0.044%
2008 416 677 0.0438%
2009 453 567 0.0379%
2010 502 473 0.0328%
2011 527 446 0.0313%
2012 571 401 0.0281%
2013 653 315 0.0221%
2014 644 347 0.0238%
2015 670 324 0.0223%
2016 642 353 0.0245%
2017 672 307 0.022%
2018 717 268 0.0195%
2019 703 277 0.0205%
2020 674 329 0.0258%
2021 617 406 0.0332%
2022 527 523 0.0396%

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Names Like Morgan

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What names are variants of Morgan?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Morgan.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Morgen

Circling sea

Welsh

Morgun

Circling sea

Welsh

Morrgan

Circling sea

Welsh

What names sound like Morgan?

If you like how Morgan sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Morgan.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Markaine

American

Lists With Morgan

Find inspiration in these baby boy name lists featuring the name Morgan.

Siblings of Morgan

Mamas with kids named Morgan also have kids with these names.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Ryanne

King

Irish

Quinn

Descendent of Conn

Irish

Jaylon

Calm

Greek

Jerome

Sacred name

Greek

Lorenzo

Laurel

Italian

Michael

Who is Like God?

Hebrew

Audrey

Noble strength

English

Patrick

Nobleman

Latin

Roger

Famous spearman

German

9 Comments

  1. It was a sweet and approachable name for a young man. Its androgynous so it wasnt screaming masculinity (i do not like masculine names, i think they have too much nasty history). And we love calling him mo or momo!

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  2. Morgan is a strong name, easy to pronounce and spell, and not commonly used. It means ‘circling the sea’ or ‘sea song’, so speaks of depth, travel and finding your own flow.

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  3. We chose the name Morgan because both my husband and myself liked it.

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  4. We chose the name Morgan because it was a neutral name and planned it for baby whether boy or girl. It most recent times, Morgan has become a more feminine name but actually makes for an extremely masculine name. I will say because of its neutrality, our son gets confused for a girl when registering for different events etc.

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  5. His father gave the name

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  6. Because its his daddy’s name

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  7. It was my great-grandfather’s name (so hubby had to consider it lol); the meaning is sea warrior, and we went through Hurricane Michael when I was 6 1/2 weeks pregnant; and it isn’t a super common name – especially for boys. Took some negotiating, but we are both super happy with it now!

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  8. My husband was watching a movie with Morgan Freeman in it, and he kind of liked it so he poised it yup me. The next morning I still liked it so we went with it.

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    • Same here it was hard for me to pick a boys name and then I heard Morgan Freeman voice and that was that. My mom loved it also.

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