U.S. baby names · 1880–2025
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Morgan

Morgan is now well below its former popularity. All-time it's been given to 269,269 U.S. babies, the 436th most common name by sound today, peaking at 12,135 in 1995, with 1,509 in 2025.

Morgan has no common alternate spellings by sound.

Rising

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, “National data” baby-names files (1880–2025).