Morgan

Welsh

"sea-born, sea-song or sea-circle"

Morgan Origin and Meaning

The name Morgan is a girl's name of Welsh origin meaning "sea-born, sea-song or sea-circle".

Morgan has long been a traditional Welsh male name, a variant of the Old Welsh name Morcant, from the Welsh elements mor, meaning "sea" and cant, "circle." The female Morgan is unrelated to the male version—it is a name from Arthurian legend created for Morgan le Fay, King Arthur's half-sister and famed sorceress. Her name comes from Morgen, an Old Welsh name meaning "sea-born," and is related to the Irish name Muirgen.

In this country, Morgan is now used more for girls than boys, though considerably lower than its Top 25 status in the 1990's. And although it's been veering south for both sexes, we still find Morgan a sophisticated choice.

Actress Morgan Fairchild—who had an influence on the name's popularity for girls—was born Patsy.

Morgan Rank in US Top 1000

# 247 in the US

Morgan Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 595 on Nameberry

Morgan Popularity

• 247 US 2023
• 595 Nameberry 2024
• 37 Unisex 2023
• 552 England 2021

20 Names Similar to Morgan

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• Morgan
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Famous People Named Morgan

• Morgan Fairchild (born Patsy Ann McClenny) American actress
• Morgan Weaving Australian actress
• Morgan Elizabeth York American actress
• Morgan Brittany (born Suzanne Cupito) American actress
• Morgan Paige Brian Gautrat American soccer player
• Morgan Pressel American golfer
• Morgan Featherstone Australian model
• Morgan Ailis Webb American TV personality
• Morgan Elizabeth Hurd American gymnast
• Morgan Tuck American basketball player
• Morgan Adams American YouTuber
• Morgan Leigh Norman (b. 1983), daughter of golfer Greg Norman
• Morgan Anastasia Gaddis (b. 1990) daughter of singer Lorrie Morgan
• Morgan Jackson (b. 1991) daughter of athlete Bo Jackson
• Morgan Colette Eastwood (b. 1996) daughter of actor/director Clint Eastwood
• Morgan Rae Mills (b. 2005) daughter of actor Judson Mills
• Winter Morgan Williams (b. 2011) daughter of actress Gretchen Mol
• Morgan Ortagus an American government official serving as spokesperson for the United States.

Morgan in Pop Culture

• Morgan le Fay AKA Morgana, sorceress from the legend of King Arthur
• Morgan Stockhour character in Lauren DeStefano's "The Internment Chronicles"
• Morgan Brody character on TV's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
• Morgan Matthews character on the TV show "Boy Meets World"
• Morgan Philip daughter in Disney's "Enchanted"
• Morgan Fey character in video game 'Ace Attorney'
• Morgan Stark Tony Stark's daughter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
• Morgan The police officer in Hotel Artemis movie