Unisex name · since 1959
Morgen
Morgen has 1,862 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,923 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,448 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,862
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Morgen is the #13448 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,862 recorded since 1959.
Morgen has 1,862 recorded births among girls since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13448 as of the latest data, more common than 22% 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 1959 to 2025.
- #4,923 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,448 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,862 born since 1959
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Morgen ranks #4,923 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,448 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,862 born since 1959, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,923 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,448 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,862
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Morgen's 1,862 recorded births place it above 93.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Morgen compares
1,862 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Morgen's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Morgen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,862 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 82 | 21 | 19,840 |
Morgen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Morgen's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 82, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Morgen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 82
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Morgen popularity over time - boys
592 total births recorded since 1973 (Morgen as boys' name)
Morgen by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (631 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Morgen's strongest decade.
631 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Morgen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 41
1960s
41 births
- 1970s 109
1970s
109 births
- 1980s
1980s
256 births
- 1990s
1990s
631 births
- 2000s
2000s
600 births
- 2010s 188
2010s
188 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 631 births (34% of all-time use).
How Morgen 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 Morgen's total volume
Morgen by state
Where Morgen concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 81 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 59 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 27 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 24 | 1.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.3% |
81 of 1,862 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Morgen appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Morgen's data
- Morgen's decade-level peak was the 1990s (631 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Morgens (81 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Morgen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Morgen 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.