Recorded 1981–2021 Girls' name Peak 2006 1,296 births

Morghan — girls' name

1,296 babies named Morghan in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s811990s4322000s4982010s2672020s18
2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Morghan was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

61 babies were named Morghan in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Morghan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,296 babies named Morghan between 1981 and 2021, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Morghan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Morghan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 498 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Morghan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Morghan in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Morghan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,296 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Morghan at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

1,296

Since 1981

41 years of records

Peak year

2006

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1981

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2021

Morghan popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1981

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2006)
61
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
020406080 20212015200920031997199119851981 6

Morghan popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2004 (Morghan as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2004 5

Morghan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
498 births that decade — 38% of Morghan's all-time total
1980s811990s4322000s4982010s2672020s18

Morghan by state

Where Morghan concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Morghan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
12 0.9%
#2 Florida
11 0.8%
#3 Ohio
11 0.8%
#4 Michigan
10 0.8%
#5 Pennsylvania
10 0.8%
#6 Virginia
7 0.5%
#7 Georgia
6 0.5%
#8 Illinois
6 0.5%
Texas share of Morghan's total US births 0.9%
Even split

12 of 1,296 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Morghan appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Morghan?
1,296 babies have been named Morghan since 1981. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2006 with 61 births.
When was Morghan most popular?
Morghan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 498 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Morghan most popular?
The top states for the name Morghan are Texas (12 births), Florida (11 births), Ohio (11 births).
How long has the name Morghan been used?
Morghan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 41 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Morghan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Morgan, Moriah, Morgen, Morganne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.