Mostly girls · peaked in 1995
Morgan name popularity since 1925
266,519 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Morgan (83.9% girls, 16.1% boys). Half of them were born in 1998 or earlier, so the typical Morgan is about 28 years old in 2026. Morgan peaked in 1995 as the #23 name for girls, and it ranked #312 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 266,519
- Named Morgan, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #312
- for girls in 2025 (977 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 83.9% girls
- 223,621 girls · 42,898 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 1.72× its national share
Peak year is the year Morgan made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Morgan births per year, 1925–2025
1995 was the biggest year for Morgan both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1976 and 1981, Morgan became 11× more common, from 1 in 10,200 baby girls to 1 in 943.
- Steepest fall: Between 2012 and 2017, its share of baby girls fell by 42%, from 1 in 518 to 1 in 895.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Morgan's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Morgan.
Decade by decade
Babies named Morgan in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 730 | – |
| 1930s | 5 | 1,200 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 22 | 1,274 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 110 | 1,768 | #2,924 |
| 1960s | 354 | 2,445 | #1,709 |
| 1970s | 1,569 | 3,329 | #1,045 |
| 1980s | 24,287 | 7,206 | #127 |
| 1990s | 91,196 | 10,100 | #23 |
| 2000s | 70,746 | 7,848 | #33 |
| 2010s | 27,641 | 4,001 | #121 |
| 2020–25 | 7,691 | 2,997 | #312 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
46.6% of babies named Morgan from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Morgan is most popular
The index compares Morgan's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Morgan.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 1.72× | 3,870 |
| Delaware | 1.69× | 926 |
| Idaho | 1.53× | 1,605 |
| Alaska | 1.50× | 587 |
| New Hampshire | 1.44× | 1,194 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Morgan and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan (this page) | 223,621 | 1995 |
| Morgen | 1,862 | 1994 |
| Morghan | 1,296 | 1999 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Morgan's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Morgan.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Morgan (1995).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data