The baby name Morgan is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MOR-gən (IPA: /ˈmɔːrɡən/ or /ˈmɔrɡən/).
Morgan is Welsh in Origin.
The baby name Morgan is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MOR-gən (IPA: /ˈmɔːrɡən/ or /ˈmɔrɡən/).
Morgan is Welsh in Origin.
Rooted in Welsh, Morgan derives from the early medieval Morcant, formed from mor “sea” and cant “circle, completion,” yielding meanings often glossed as “sea-born,” “sea chief,” or “of the sea.” Scholars disagree on the second element, but all interpretations keep the maritime sense. The name traveled into Breton and later Anglo-Norman circles, where its spelling standardized as Morgan.
In Wales and Brittany it was long a masculine given name and a patronymic surname; the Arthurian enchantress Morgan le Fay (from French Morgane) shifted perception in English literature, opening the way for modern female use. Today Morgan is a firmly unisex choice across the English-speaking world, peaking for American girls in the 1990s while remaining steady for boys in Wales and Scotland. Notable variants include Morgane (French, feminine), Morgana and Morgaine (literary), Morcant/Morgant (archaic), and Morgann (Breton).
| Morgan Tsvangirai Morgan Tsvangirai was a prominent Zimbabwean politician best known for his role as the leader of the Movement for Democratic Change. He served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 2009 to 2013, working towards democratic reforms in a power-sharing government with President Robert Mugabe. | Morgan Nicholls Morgan Nicholls is a British musician best known for his work as a bassist with the band Muse during their live performances. He has also played with other notable acts like The Streets and Gorillaz. His contributions to the music scene have made him a respected figure in the industry. |
| Name | Last Name(s) | Mother | Mother famous for | Fame Level | Father | Father famous for | Fame Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan | Eastwood | Clint Eastwood | film director | ★★★★★ | |||
| Morgan | Mason | James Mason | film director | ★★★★★ | |||
| Morgan | Englund | Cloris Leachman | television actor | ★★★★★ | George Englund | film director | ★★★★★ |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| Ireland | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 874 |
| BW | 0 | #19 | 1 | 960 | |
| MV | 0 | #19 | 1 | 644 | |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 614 |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| LU | 0 | #63 | 4 | 2,830 | |
| IN | 0 | #70 | 2 | 2,963 | |
| AF | 0 | #75 | 2 | 1,883 | |
| JP | 0 | #76 | 2 | 4,057 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| CN | 0 | #85 | 2 | 3,857 | |
| TW | 0 | #96 | 8 | 4,523 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| PH | 0 | #108 | 3 | 5,607 | |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #118 | 32 | 4,685 |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #123 | 3 | 3,755 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| Norway | Boys | 2025 | #128 | 7 | 444 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #132 | 6 | 1,769 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #134 | 2 | 1,786 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #134 | 2 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #137 | 3 | 6,332 |
| CR | 0 | #139 | 20 | 5,526 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #152 | 2 | 3,773 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #175 | 5 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #178 | 5 | 1,509 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #178 | 2 | 1,568 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| AE | 0 | #183 | 5 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #186 | 5 | 4,850 |
| Belgium | Girls | 2004 | #188 | 28 | 405 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #197 | 45 | 7,111 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #199 | 37 | 6,830 |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| DK | 0 | #204 | 3 | 5,198 | |
| Belgium | Boys | 2007 | #206 | 20 | 408 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #208 | 207 | 2,865 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #208 | 17 | 7,146 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #209 | 10 | 4,970 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #212 | 12 | 5,842 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #214 | 72 | 2,795 |
| GH | 0 | #229 | 15 | 5,396 | |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #242 | 65 | 2,588 |
| NG | 0 | #243 | 22 | 5,926 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #246 | 4 | 5,568 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #246 | 6 | 6,592 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #247 | 1,141 | 8,487 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #247 | 13 | 7,507 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| SG | 0 | #251 | 19 | 11,010 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #252 | 96 | 8,138 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #270 | 50 | 9,639 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #283 | 7 | 8,139 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #284 | 14 | 7,909 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #286 | 8 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #289 | 8 | 6,578 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #293 | 2 | 3,687 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #309 | 16 | 6,973 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #313 | 13 | 7,401 |
| MY | 0 | #316 | 15 | 12,352 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #329 | 1,861 | 25,619 |
| HK | 0 | #333 | 16 | 8,483 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #335 | 6 | 6,459 |
| GT | 0 | #336 | 3 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #338 | 6 | 15,378 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #344 | 14 | 8,477 |
| ZA | 0 | #349 | 99 | 14,421 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #353 | 7 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #358 | 5 | 8,539 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #370 | 14 | 11,440 |
| NL | 0 | #374 | 18 | 2,481 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #375 | 7 | 7,951 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #379 | 12 | 13,098 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #382 | 8 | 7,057 |
| France | Girls | 2020 | #390 | 5 | 3,215 |
| YE | 0 | #395 | 4 | 8,639 | |
| BO | 0 | #400 | 9 | 6,868 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| EG | 0 | #407 | 6 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #407 | 7 | 5,922 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #410 | 18 | 2,041 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #411 | 35 | 10,523 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #417 | 8 | 15,987 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #432 | 101 | 11,342 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #438 | 8 | 8,339 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #444 | 799 | 16,906 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #451 | 560 | 7,044 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #454 | 14 | 7,628 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #456 | 72 | 12,905 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #457 | 31 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #463 | 43 | 12,621 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #465 | 7 | 7,952 |
| CO | 0 | #467 | 14 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #471 | 11 | 9,305 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #474 | 77 | 12,054 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #478 | 21 | 11,913 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #491 | 9 | 7,625 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #496 | 331 | 15,093 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #499 | 42 | 11,671 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #507 | 17 | 10,981 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #513 | 1,731 | 10,046 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| LY | 0 | #520 | 16 | 12,703 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #535 | 14 | 10,655 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #540 | 2 | 7,500 |
| BH | 0 | #543 | 11 | 17,937 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #543 | 387 | 15,035 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #556 | 6 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #559 | 7 | 10,162 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #564 | 29 | 9,244 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #576 | 122 | 17,960 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #587 | 21 | 10,983 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #590 | 8 | 20,968 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #597 | 21 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #598 | 18 | 16,104 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #600 | 83 | 3,552 |
| IT | 0 | #601 | 114 | 4,183 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #625 | 8 | 18,916 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #628 | 3 | 8,289 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #634 | 32 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #644 | 24 | 13,071 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #647 | 5 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #676 | 32 | 18,093 |
| LB | 0 | #682 | 9 | 13,263 | |
| SY | 0 | #711 | 18 | 11,684 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #726 | 13 | 3,895 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #737 | 33 | 18,755 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #738 | 14 | 12,213 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #800 | 121 | 15,656 |
| TN | 0 | #809 | 21 | 13,765 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #810 | 175 | 16,355 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #821 | 18 | 4,949 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #822 | 109 | 5,610 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #831 | 48 | 14,506 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #843 | 272 | 25,439 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #848 | 34 | 17,948 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #888 | 68 | 5,933 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #897 | 245 | 25,928 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #898 | 54 | 5,873 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #909 | 7 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #912 | 24 | 25,931 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #926 | 27 | 5,697 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #932 | 28 | 14,742 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #948 | 36 | 5,561 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #981 | 14 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #984 | 9 | 12,708 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #989 | 13 | 16,750 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,003 | 8 | 14,861 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,024 | 69 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,055 | 24 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,055 | 74 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,099 | 78 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,142 | 42 | 17,781 |
| TR | 0 | #1,193 | 19 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,249 | 198 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,492 | 123 | 28,008 |
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