Morgan
#312 for girls in 2025, 977 births · #559 for boys in 2025, 532 births
Given to girls 83.0% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1997 · 10,342 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 27 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 223,626since 1918
Morgan over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #312 | 977 | #559 | 532 |
| 2024 | #276 | 1,144 | #531 | 561 |
| 2023 | #247 | 1,249 | #550 | 532 |
| 2022 | #213 | 1,383 | #540 | 550 |
| 2021 | #205 | 1,447 | #610 | 455 |
| 2020 | #195 | 1,491 | #694 | 367 |
| 2019 | #176 | 1,651 | #728 | 334 |
| 2018 | #163 | 1,759 | #743 | 320 |
| 2017 | #153 | 1,929 | #680 | 370 |
| 2016 | #132 | 2,339 | #643 | 410 |
| 2015 | #121 | 2,689 | #671 | 381 |
| 2014 | #102 | 3,006 | #652 | 404 |
| 2013 | #100 | 3,116 | #659 | 367 |
| 2012 | #82 | 3,403 | #582 | 441 |
| 2011 | #75 | 3,672 | #538 | 475 |
| 2010 | #63 | 4,077 | #519 | 499 |
| 2009 | #57 | 4,611 | #460 | 592 |
| 2008 | #46 | 5,333 | #416 | 714 |
| 2007 | #43 | 5,665 | #404 | 729 |
| 2006 | #35 | 6,495 | #365 | 821 |
| 2005 | #33 | 6,749 | #334 | 901 |
| 2004 | #31 | 7,295 | #310 | 1,011 |
| 2003 | #29 | 7,928 | #361 | 748 |
| 2002 | #29 | 8,433 | #372 | 709 |
| 2001 | #29 | 8,735 | #349 | 784 |
| 2000 | #25 | 9,502 | #332 | 839 |
| 1999 | #24 | 9,607 | #317 | 897 |
| 1998 | #23 | 10,217 | #298 | 951 |
| 1997 | #22 | 10,342 | #266 | 1,062 |
| 1996 | #25 | 10,295 | #243 | 1,216 |
| 1995 | #23 | 10,877 | #236 | 1,258 |
| 1994 | #25 | 10,655 | #272 | 1,023 |
| 1993 | #34 | 8,573 | #312 | 862 |
| 1992 | #41 | 7,789 | #287 | 989 |
| 1991 | #49 | 6,794 | #288 | 906 |
| 1990 | #58 | 6,047 | #278 | 936 |
| 1989 | #69 | 4,426 | #294 | 828 |
| 1988 | #78 | 3,796 | #281 | 829 |
| 1987 | #95 | 2,928 | #282 | 770 |
| 1986 | #113 | 2,477 | #304 | 674 |
| 1985 | #127 | 2,283 | #298 | 682 |
| 1984 | #132 | 2,175 | #290 | 700 |
| 1983 | #167 | 1,657 | #313 | 624 |
| 1982 | #169 | 1,716 | #313 | 631 |
| 1981 | #162 | 1,768 | #275 | 766 |
| 1980 | #243 | 1,061 | #292 | 702 |
| 1979 | #458 | 443 | #349 | 503 |
| 1978 | #636 | 258 | #391 | 390 |
| 1977 | #727 | 211 | #407 | 370 |
| 1976 | #909 | 144 | #448 | 303 |
| 1975 | #1,043 | 114 | #476 | 282 |
| 1974 | #1,176 | 95 | #478 | 276 |
| 1973 | #1,185 | 91 | #488 | 255 |
| 1972 | #1,578 | 58 | #453 | 303 |
| 1971 | #1,336 | 80 | #464 | 311 |
| 1970 | #1,389 | 75 | #449 | 336 |
| 1969 | #1,499 | 62 | #434 | 332 |
| 1968 | #2,024 | 35 | #469 | 263 |
| 1967 | #1,783 | 42 | #463 | 270 |
| 1966 | #1,982 | 34 | #508 | 223 |
| 1965 | #1,689 | 44 | #536 | 207 |
| 1964 | #1,781 | 43 | #521 | 224 |
| 1963 | #2,704 | 21 | #536 | 219 |
| 1962 | #3,438 | 14 | #498 | 254 |
| 1961 | #2,036 | 33 | #553 | 203 |
| 1960 | #2,307 | 26 | #499 | 250 |
| 1959 | #3,254 | 14 | #525 | 225 |
| 1958 | #2,449 | 22 | #557 | 192 |
| 1957 | #3,930 | 10 | #568 | 185 |
| 1956 | #3,493 | 12 | #533 | 197 |
| 1955 | #2,839 | 16 | #520 | 197 |
| 1954 | #3,490 | 11 | #540 | 179 |
| 1953 | #4,595 | 7 | #587 | 150 |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #541 | 169 |
| 1951 | #3,106 | 12 | #552 | 153 |
| 1950 | — | #624 | 121 | |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #618 | 121 |
| 1948 | — | #611 | 124 | |
| 1947 | — | #514 | 175 | |
| 1946 | #3,034 | 11 | #527 | 147 |
| 1945 | — | #572 | 112 | |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #537 | 128 |
| 1943 | — | #570 | 123 | |
| 1942 | — | #582 | 114 | |
| 1941 | — | #594 | 100 | |
| 1940 | — | #507 | 130 | |
| 1939 | — | #560 | 104 | |
| 1938 | — | #541 | 116 | |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #570 | 102 |
| 1936 | — | #518 | 119 | |
| 1935 | — | #498 | 131 | |
| 1934 | — | #526 | 123 | |
| 1933 | — | #509 | 122 | |
| 1932 | — | #484 | 140 | |
| 1931 | — | #493 | 135 | |
| 1930 | — | #576 | 108 | |
| 1929 | — | #499 | 138 | |
| 1928 | — | #528 | 131 | |
| 1927 | — | #500 | 147 | |
| 1926 | — | #484 | 154 | |
| 1925 | — | #480 | 160 | |
| 1924 | — | #495 | 155 | |
| 1923 | — | #496 | 154 | |
| 1922 | — | #513 | 144 | |
| 1921 | — | #453 | 184 | |
| 1920 | — | #481 | 160 | |
| 1919 | — | #507 | 138 | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #458 | 168 |
| 1917 | — | #424 | 179 | |
| 1916 | — | #447 | 155 | |
| 1915 | — | #472 | 136 | |
| 1914 | — | #429 | 125 | |
| 1913 | — | #420 | 106 | |
| 1912 | — | #445 | 78 | |
| 1911 | — | #385 | 54 | |
| 1910 | — | #391 | 45 | |
| 1909 | — | #428 | 34 | |
| 1908 | — | #413 | 33 | |
| 1907 | — | #511 | 21 | |
| 1906 | — | #443 | 25 | |
| 1905 | — | #384 | 30 | |
| 1904 | — | #515 | 18 | |
| 1903 | — | #381 | 26 | |
| 1902 | — | #426 | 23 | |
| 1901 | — | #487 | 16 | |
| 1900 | — | #402 | 31 | |
| 1899 | — | #322 | 30 | |
| 1898 | — | #364 | 28 | |
| 1897 | — | #346 | 29 | |
| 1896 | — | #388 | 25 | |
| 1895 | — | #368 | 26 | |
| 1894 | — | #308 | 32 | |
| 1893 | — | #383 | 22 | |
| 1892 | — | #415 | 21 | |
| 1891 | — | #397 | 19 | |
| 1890 | — | #369 | 23 | |
| 1889 | — | #360 | 24 | |
| 1888 | — | #404 | 21 | |
| 1887 | — | #409 | 17 | |
| 1886 | — | #301 | 32 | |
| 1885 | — | #332 | 26 | |
| 1884 | — | #301 | 33 | |
| 1883 | — | #402 | 19 | |
| 1882 | — | #365 | 24 | |
| 1881 | — | #342 | 23 | |
| 1880 | — | #286 | 33 | |
The first year at least five girls were named Morgan! It came in at #4,809, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1918–1943, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Morgan is popular in 1985
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Maine#70 · 1 in 335
- Utah#73 · 1 in 388
- Oklahoma#79 · 1 in 380
- Vermont#85 · 1 in 340
- Arizona#86 · 1 in 434
Best ever in a state: #3 in South Dakota, 2000.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #70 | 19 | 1 in 335 |
| Utah | #73 | 37 | 1 in 388 |
| Oklahoma | #79 | 53 | 1 in 380 |
| Vermont | #85 | 8 | 1 in 340 |
| Arizona | #86 | 53 | 1 in 434 |
| Washington | #86 | 62 | 1 in 446 |
| Idaho | #87 | 17 | 1 in 353 |
| Colorado | #92 | 45 | 1 in 488 |
| Georgia | #92 | 77 | 1 in 482 |
| Alaska | #95 | 10 | 1 in 398 |
| North Carolina | #96 | 72 | 1 in 494 |
| Arkansas | #97 | 28 | 1 in 454 |
| Kansas | #97 | 31 | 1 in 473 |
| Montana | #98 | 11 | 1 in 397 |
| Nevada | #98 | 11 | 1 in 436 |
| Indiana | #99 | 63 | 1 in 540 |
| Iowa | #99 | 35 | 1 in 493 |
| Texas | #100 | 226 | 1 in 590 |
| Louisiana | #102 | 55 | 1 in 547 |
| Kentucky | #104 | 41 | 1 in 518 |
| Alabama | #105 | 45 | 1 in 484 |
| Nebraska | #107 | 19 | 1 in 527 |
| West Virginia | #108 | 19 | 1 in 517 |
| Tennessee | #111 | 49 | 1 in 567 |
| Florida | #114 | 97 | 1 in 673 |
| North Dakota | #114 | 9 | 1 in 511 |
| Maryland | #116 | 39 | 1 in 618 |
| Virginia | #118 | 53 | 1 in 622 |
| Mississippi | #124 | 26 | 1 in 567 |
| Oregon | #125 | 25 | 1 in 625 |
| South Carolina | #125 | 30 | 1 in 594 |
| Rhode Island | #133 | 7 | 1 in 688 |
| New Hampshire | #134 | 9 | 1 in 658 |
| Delaware | #135 | 5 | 1 in 612 |
| Ohio | #135 | 90 | 1 in 768 |
| Illinois | #139 | 92 | 1 in 793 |
| Wyoming | #142 | 5 | 1 in 552 |
| Connecticut | #145 | 23 | 1 in 741 |
| Wisconsin | #149 | 36 | 1 in 851 |
| California | #155 | 241 | 1 in 839 |
| New Jersey | #155 | 47 | 1 in 860 |
| New Mexico | #156 | 14 | 1 in 686 |
| Pennsylvania | #157 | 81 | 1 in 854 |
| New York | #158 | 114 | 1 in 938 |
| Missouri | #161 | 36 | 1 in 894 |
| Michigan | #173 | 59 | 1 in 971 |
| District of Columbia | #194 | 7 | 1 in 813 |
| Minnesota | #203 | 22 | 1 in 1,297 |
| Massachusetts | #235 | 23 | 1 in 1,521 |
| Hawaii | #249 | 5 | 1 in 980 |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Morgan
- 36 spots since 2024 (#276 → #312)
- 117 spots since 2020 (#195 → #312)
- 191 spots since 2015 (#121 → #312)
- Biggest jump: 215 spots in 1980 (#458 → #243)
- Biggest drop: 36 spots in 2025 (#276 → #312)
- Debuted 1918
- Peaked 1997 at #22 (10,342 births)
- Births halved by 2009, 12 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 27 yrs · run 1987–2013
- Top 1,000: 50 yrs · run 1976–2025
- Highest: 1 in 162 girls born in 1995 were named Morgan (0.62%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,645 girls born in 2025 (0.06%)
- Its best rank, #22 in 1997, was only 1 in 168 (0.59%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 40.8% of all girls named Morgan (91,196) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1979, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,809 (1918) | #4,809 |
| 1920s | 0 | — | — |
| 1930s | 5 | #4,255 (1937) | #4,255 |
| 1940s | 22 | #3,034 (1946) | #4,111 |
| 1950s | 110 | #2,449 (1958) | #3,563 |
| 1960s | 354 | #1,499 (1969) | #2,124 |
| 1970s | 1,569 | #458 (1979) | #1,044 |
| 1980s | 24,287 | #69 (1989) | #136 |
| 1990s | 91,196 | #22 (1997) | #32 |
| 2000s | 70,746 | #25 (2000) | #36 |
| 2010s | 27,641 | #63 (2010) | #117 |
| 2020s | 7,691 | #195 (2020) | #241 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Morgan in 1985
Top girls' names in 1985
Top boys' names in 1985
More about 1985
girls
1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 754 of them was named Morgan, which outranked 99.0% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 2,710 of them was named Morgan, which outranked 96.1% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.