Morgan
Pronounced M AO1 R G AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1995
- 107 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Morgan?
Morgan is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1918. It has been given to 270,251 children — the 204th most common girls' name on record.
It is falling away, down 63% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1995, when 10,941 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Morgen and Morgun — because they are pronounced identically.
Roughly 17% of children named Morgan are boys, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Morgan and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Morgen
- Morgun
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- M AO1 R G AH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Morgan
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Morgan
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Morgan?
- Morgan ranks 204th among girls' names in US records, with 270,251 births since 1918. Over the past decade it accounts for 17,156.
- Is Morgan a unisex name?
- Yes. About 17% of children given the name are boys, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Morgan most popular?
- 1995, when 10,941 children were given the name. It has been in use for 107 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Morgan spelled?
- Morgen, Morgun. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.