NameTides

Morgan

Morgan was the #312 girls' name in the US in 2025 (977 babies), and #596 in England & Wales and #364 in Canada.

Morgan as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Morgan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaScotlandEngland & WalesIreland
Morgan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#312 (977)#596 (65)#539 (5)—#718 (4)#364 (85)
2024#276 (1,144)#520 (75)#541 (5)#407 (3)#372 (10)#423 (72)
2023#247 (1,249)#523 (75)#281 (13)#328 (4)—#310 (98)
2022#213 (1,383)#550 (71)#470 (6)#418 (3)#634 (5)#305 (97)
2021#205 (1,447)#549 (73)#339 (10)—#430 (9)#271 (118)
2020#195 (1,491)#643 (58)#429 (7)—#544 (6)#351 (90)
2019#176 (1,651)#574 (70)#343 (10)#336 (4)—#324 (98)
2018#163 (1,759)#602 (68)#301 (12)#361 (4)—#297 (110)
2017#153 (1,929)#616 (68)#369 (9)#432 (3)#651 (5)#317 (104)
2016#132 (2,339)#605 (70)#303 (13)#229 (8)#661 (5)#194 (159)
2015#121 (2,689)#674 (60)#236 (17)—#896 (3)#183 (174)
2014#102 (3,006)#527 (80)#182 (25)#314 (5)#876 (3)#179 (188)
2013#100 (3,116)#442 (95)#254 (16)#327 (5)#660 (5)#154 (205)
2012#82 (3,403)#372 (128)#142 (33)#268 (7)#414 (11)#153 (209)
2011#75 (3,672)#294 (167)#110 (42)#246 (7)#550 (7)#124 (244)

Morgan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Morgan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUSScotlandIreland
Morgan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#559 (532)#331 (128)#560 (5)—#577 (5)#571 (51)
2024#531 (561)#334 (131)#478 (6)—#582 (5)#459 (67)
2023#550 (532)#351 (120)#728 (3)—#343 (11)#405 (72)
2022#540 (550)#366 (115)—#414 (3)#572 (5)#376 (81)
2021#610 (455)#374 (121)——#390 (9)#498 (59)
2020#694 (367)#305 (150)#599 (4)—#433 (8)#435 (66)
2019#728 (334)#274 (176)#609 (4)#418 (3)#352 (11)#483 (58)
2018#743 (320)#277 (180)#472 (6)—#350 (11)#490 (56)
2017#680 (370)#254 (212)——#281 (16)#485 (59)
2016#643 (410)#217 (257)#486 (6)#320 (5)#329 (13)#387 (79)
2015#671 (381)#197 (292)#470 (6)#314 (5)#245 (21)#452 (64)
2014#652 (404)#176 (316)#378 (9)#228 (9)#237 (23)#401 (74)
2013#659 (367)#151 (387)#335 (11)#271 (6)#209 (28)#369 (80)
2012#582 (441)#138 (448)#318 (11)#247 (7)#202 (29)#332 (93)
2011#538 (475)#126 (500)#304 (12)#291 (5)#152 (46)#352 (84)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1995 at #23.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1918.
  • In 2025, 65% of US babies named Morgan were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 1,600 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 1,600uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 3,900uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,600uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
USBoys2025about 1 in 3,200uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 2,100uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,900uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,700uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 3,100uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Morgan is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 1,700 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 1,600 to 1 in 1,900.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Morgan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #220WIVermont: #75VTNew Hampshire: #121NHWashington: #368WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #171MNIllinois: #344ILMichigan: #268MINew York: #304NYMassachusetts: #223MAOregon: #223ORNevada: #374NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #199IAIndiana: #418INOhio: #336OHPennsylvania: #271PANew Jersey: #296NJConnecticut: #175CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #381CAUtah: #310UTColorado: #236CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #238MOKentucky: #405KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #359VAMaryland: #304MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #357AZNew Mexico: #249NMKansas: #445KSArkansas: #250ARTennessee: #254TNNorth Carolina: #331NCSouth Carolina: #311SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #619OKLouisiana: #322LAMississippi: #270MSAlabama: #391ALGeorgia: #431GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #358TXFlorida: #375FL
Morgan (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#29243

Morgan (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MorganCanadaGirls#36485
MorganCanadaBoys#57151
MorganEngland & WalesGirls#59665
Morgan-England & WalesGirls—too few
MorganEngland & WalesBoys#331128
MorganIrelandGirls#7184
MorganIrelandBoys#5775
MorganNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MorganNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
MorganScotlandGirls#5395
MorganScotlandBoys#5605
MorganUSGirls#312977
MorganUSBoys#559532