Girls' name · since 1979

Morgann

Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 758 babies named Morgann, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#15814
among girls today
758
born since 1979
1990s
peak decade
11%
more common than other girls

Morgann currently ranks #15814 among girls' names in America, with 758 babies recorded since 1979.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Morgann has been recorded 758 times among girls since 1979, currently ranked #15814 nationally and more common than 11% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.

  • #15814 among girls today
  • 758 born since 1979
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 11% more common than other girls

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

Morgann is currently the #15814 girls' name in America, more common than 11% of girls - 758 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.

#15814
among girls today
758
born since 1979
1990s
peak decade
11%
more common than other girls

Morgann vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%10.7%
Morgann vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#15814
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 11% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Morgann was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

42 babies were named Morgann in 2001 - its busiest year on record.

How Morgann compares

758 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,726 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

Morgann's all-time total is 98% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Morgann Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 758 382 567,345
Peak-year births 42 48 19,840

Morgann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Morgann's full recorded timeline at 1999, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 42 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Morgann at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

758

Since 1979

47 years of records

Peak year

2001

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#15,814

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1979

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2025

Morgann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
42
Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
01020304050 197919841989199419992004200920142025 5

Morgann by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1990s was Morgann's strongest decade.

303 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Morgann births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 303 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

How Morgann 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 Morgann's total volume

Morgann vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Morgann vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 4%6%8%10%12%14% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year Morgann
Morgann vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Morgann by state

Where Morgann concentrates geographically, total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Morgann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 0.7%
#2 Indiana
5 0.7%
#3 Michigan
5 0.7%
California share of Morgann's total US births 0.7%
Even split

5 of 758 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Morgann?
Since 1979, Social Security records show 758 babies named Morgann. Today it holds rank #15814 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2001, with 42 births.
When was Morgann most popular?
Morgann was most popular in the 1990s decade with 303 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Morgann most popular?
The top states for the name Morgann are California (5 births), Indiana (5 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Morgann been used?
The SSA has tracked Morgann since 1979 -- 47 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Morgann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Morgan, Moriah, Morgen, Morghan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Morgann's data

  • Morgann's decade-level peak was the 1990s (303 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Morganns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Morgann: #15814 Girls' Name - 758 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/morgann. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Morgann 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 July 2026.