Morgan
#312 for girls in 2025, 977 births · #559 for boys in 2025, 532 births
Given to girls 83.0% of the time
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- 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
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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 | |
First appearance
1918
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 1996
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Wyoming#6 · 1 in 52
- South Dakota#9 · 1 in 61
- Vermont#11 · 1 in 64
- Nebraska#11 · 1 in 71
- Iowa#11 · 1 in 78
Best ever in a state: #3 in South Dakota, 2000.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #6 | 26 | 1 in 52 |
| South Dakota | #9 | 51 | 1 in 61 |
| Iowa | #11 | 183 | 1 in 78 |
| Kansas | #11 | 152 | 1 in 82 |
| Nebraska | #11 | 115 | 1 in 71 |
| Vermont | #11 | 30 | 1 in 64 |
| West Virginia | #12 | 111 | 1 in 68 |
| Montana | #13 | 40 | 1 in 75 |
| Wisconsin | #13 | 284 | 1 in 89 |
| Georgia | #14 | 419 | 1 in 99 |
| Kentucky | #14 | 254 | 1 in 77 |
| Tennessee | #14 | 339 | 1 in 87 |
| Utah | #14 | 140 | 1 in 109 |
| Arkansas | #15 | 137 | 1 in 85 |
| Indiana | #15 | 375 | 1 in 88 |
| Maine | #15 | 61 | 1 in 79 |
| Idaho | #16 | 63 | 1 in 92 |
| New Hampshire | #16 | 58 | 1 in 87 |
| Ohio | #16 | 603 | 1 in 103 |
| Alabama | #17 | 235 | 1 in 88 |
| Missouri | #17 | 288 | 1 in 103 |
| North Dakota | #17 | 36 | 1 in 84 |
| Delaware | #18 | 39 | 1 in 81 |
| Maryland | #19 | 212 | 1 in 117 |
| Oklahoma | #19 | 143 | 1 in 112 |
| Colorado | #20 | 162 | 1 in 129 |
| Louisiana | #20 | 193 | 1 in 112 |
| North Carolina | #21 | 361 | 1 in 109 |
| Michigan | #22 | 403 | 1 in 129 |
| South Carolina | #22 | 163 | 1 in 100 |
| Pennsylvania | #23 | 510 | 1 in 119 |
| Virginia | #23 | 283 | 1 in 121 |
| Mississippi | #24 | 98 | 1 in 118 |
| Illinois | #29 | 434 | 1 in 165 |
| Florida | #30 | 442 | 1 in 165 |
| Connecticut | #33 | 115 | 1 in 142 |
| Texas | #33 | 706 | 1 in 198 |
| Minnesota | #34 | 164 | 1 in 152 |
| Rhode Island | #34 | 33 | 1 in 129 |
| Washington | #34 | 154 | 1 in 185 |
| New Jersey | #38 | 232 | 1 in 182 |
| Oregon | #38 | 93 | 1 in 179 |
| Arizona | #42 | 135 | 1 in 211 |
| Massachusetts | #48 | 151 | 1 in 213 |
| Nevada | #48 | 44 | 1 in 188 |
| New York | #49 | 410 | 1 in 254 |
| Alaska | #51 | 15 | 1 in 167 |
| District of Columbia | #66 | 15 | 1 in 238 |
| Hawaii | #80 | 14 | 1 in 299 |
| New Mexico | #85 | 27 | 1 in 322 |
| California | #93 | 544 | 1 in 422 |
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.
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Momentum · girls
Falling
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
79 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1918
- Peaked 1997 at #22 (10,342 births)
- Births halved by 2009, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 27 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 27 yrs · run 1987–2013
- Top 1,000: 50 yrs · run 1976–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 162
- 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
Era · girls
The 1990s
- 40.8% of all girls named Morgan (91,196) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1980
- 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 1996
girls
#25
10,295 births · 1 in 170 girls
boys
#243
1,216 births · 1 in 1,558 boys
Top girls' names in 1996
Top boys' names in 1996
More about 1996
girls
1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 170 of them was named Morgan, which outranked 99.8% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Morgan
Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 1,558 of them was named Morgan, which outranked 97.7% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).