Morgan

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Morgan is a given name of Welsh origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (14% of births). There have been 267,755 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 222,645 as girls and 45,110 as boys. Morgan gained popularity in the 1980s, peaked in 1995 and has since declined significantly. It is the #296 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,701
2023 1,777
2022 1,933
2021 1,902
2020 1,858
2019 1,983
2018 2,079
2017 2,297
2016 2,749
2015 3,069
2014 3,410
2013 3,483
2012 3,844
2011 4,147
2010 4,575
2009 5,203
2008 6,047
2007 6,394
2006 7,316
2005 7,650
2004 8,306
2003 8,676
2002 9,142
2001 9,518
2000 10,341
1999 10,504
1998 11,168
1997 11,404
1996 11,511
1995 12,135
1994 11,678
1993 9,435
1992 8,778
1991 7,700
1990 6,983
1989 5,253
1988 4,625
1987 3,698
1986 3,151
1985 2,965
1984 2,875
1983 2,281
1982 2,348
1981 2,534
1980 1,763
1979 946
1978 648
1977 581
1976 447
1975 396
1974 371
1973 346
1972 361
1971 391
1970 412
1969 395
1968 298
1967 313
1966 257
1965 251
1964 267
1963 240
1962 268
1961 236
1960 277
1959 239
1958 214
1957 195
1956 209
1955 214
1954 190
1953 157
1952 175
1951 165
1950 126
1949 126
1948 124
1947 175
1946 158
1945 112
1944 134
1943 123
1942 114
1941 100
1940 130
1939 104
1938 116
1937 107
1936 119
1935 131
1934 123
1933 122
1932 140
1931 135
1930 108
1929 138
1928 131
1927 147
1926 154
1925 160
1924 155
1923 154
1922 144
1921 184
1920 160
1919 138
1918 173
1917 179
1916 155
1915 136
1914 125
1913 106
1912 78
1911 54
1910 45
1909 34
1908 33
1907 21
1906 25
1905 30
1904 18
1903 26
1902 23
1901 16
1900 31
1899 30
1898 28
1897 29
1896 25
1895 26
1894 32
1893 22
1892 21
1891 19
1890 23
1889 24
1888 21
1887 17
1886 32
1885 26
1884 33
1883 19
1882 24
1881 23
1880 33