Unisex name · since 1918
Morgan
Morgan has 223,626 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #180 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #312 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 223,626
- born since 1918
- 1990s
- peak decade
223,626 babies have been named Morgan since 1918, making it today's #312 unisex name.
Morgan has 223,626 recorded births among girls since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #312 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #180 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #312 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 223,626 born since 1918
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Morgan ranks #180 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #312 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 223,626 born since 1918, peaking in the 1990s.
- #180 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #312 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 223,626
- born since 1918
- 1990s
- peak decade
Morgan's 223,626 recorded births place it above 99.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Morgan compares
223,626 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Morgan's all-time total is 595x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Morgan | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 223,626 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10,877 | 21 | 19,840 |
Morgan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Morgan's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 94% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 6%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 10,877, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Morgan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 10,877
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Morgan popularity over time - boys
45,643 total births recorded since 1880 (Morgan as boys' name)
Morgan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (91,196 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Morgan's strongest decade.
91,196 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Morgan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 110
1950s
110 births
- 1960s 354
1960s
354 births
- 1970s 1,569
1970s
1,569 births
- 1980s 24,287
1980s
24,287 births
- 1990s
1990s
91,196 births
- 2000s
2000s
70,746 births
- 2010s 27,641
2010s
27,641 births
- 2020s 7,691
2020s
7,691 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 91,196 births (41% of all-time use).
How Morgan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Morgan's total volume
Morgan by state
Where Morgan concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 15,539 | 6.9% |
| #2 | California | | 14,550 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 12,160 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 11,031 | 4.9% |
| #5 | New York | | 9,728 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 9,499 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 9,446 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 9,056 | 4.0% |
15,539 of 223,626 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Morgan appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Morgan's data
- Morgan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (91,196 total births); usage has since declined to 7,691 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Morgans (15,539 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Morgan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~107 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Morgan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.