Morgan

Meaning and origin of Morgan

Popularity of Morgan in France since 1986

• It peaked in 1991.
• Over recent years, Morgan has been falling sharply (−12% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Morgan every 23 schools, all spellings combined.

Morgan in English-speaking countries

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  337^th boys’ name32 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,392

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  441^st boys’ name80 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,124+3.4% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  340^th boys’ name379 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,180−3.9% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  450^th boys’ name22 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,239

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  546^th boys’ name1,625 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,164+10.6% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  465^th boys’ name21 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,420

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  569^th boys’ name14 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,281

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Morgann (in French)25
• Morghan5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Morgan

• Alan
• Yann
• Nolann
• Armel
• Emrys
• Bryan
• Liham
• Tristan
• Ivan
• Erwan
• Kevin
• Ryan

See also

• →French names of Celtic origin