Morgan

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A few things about Morgan you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Morgan

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

Choose Morgan and your child shares a first name with Morgan Freeman, an American actor and producer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Morgan, like who?” Morgan Freeman's Wikipedia article is available in 127 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,645 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Morgan, 977 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Morgan would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMorgan has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Morgans, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1997, when it ranked #22. Today it's #312, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowMorgan was 8.6× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 191 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 1,645.
• 🍂TrendMorgan has slipped 117 places over the last five years and now sits at #312. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedMorgan is most popular in Vermont, where it ranks #75, followed by New Hampshire (#121) and Minnesota (#171). It's in the top 1,000 in 38 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlMorgan is given to both boys and girls: 65% of the 1,509 babies named Morgan in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn Welsh, Morgan means “possibly sea circle”. Our records link it to Celtic, Old English and Welsh roots.
• 🌍OriginMorgan is the #10 most popular Welsh girl name in the US. That's out of 738 Welsh girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Morgan

Morgan is a gender-neutral name of Celtic, Old English and Welsh origin meaning “possibly sea circle”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-gan”. US birth records list Morgan for girls from 1918 to 2025, in 80 of those 108 years. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked #22 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #312, with 977 babies. Of the 1,509 US babies named Morgan in 2025, 65% were girls and 35% were boys.

Origin:Celtic namesOld English namesWelsh names