NameTides

Morrigan

Morrigan was the #2,719 girls' name in the US in 2025 (63 babies), and #4,201 in England & Wales.

Morrigan as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Morrigan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Morrigan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
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 & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#2,719 (63)#4,201 (5)——
2024#3,695 (41)#4,193 (5)#898 (3)—
2023#2,555 (69)#5,688 (3)——
2022#3,073 (53)#3,971 (5)#905 (3)—
2021#3,801 (39)#3,192 (7)——
2020#3,450 (44)#2,615 (9)——
2019#3,272 (48)#5,591 (3)—#2,610 (7)
2018#3,346 (47)———
2017#3,769 (40)——#2,876 (6)
2016#3,707 (41)#4,096 (5)——
2015#3,346 (48)#5,730 (3)—#3,286 (5)
2014#3,369 (47)#4,003 (5)——
2013#3,404 (46)#4,739 (4)——
2012#4,121 (36)———
2011#4,353 (33)#4,764 (4)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #2,555.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1995.

How common is it?

about 1 in 26,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

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

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 26,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 50,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Morrigan is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 25,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 15,000 to 1 in 43,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Morrigan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #1,046WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #3,095CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,636TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Morrigan (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MorriganCanadaGirls—too few
MorriganEngland & WalesGirls#4,2015
MorriganIrelandGirls—too few
MorriganNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MorriganUSGirls#2,71963