Recorded 1981–2008 Girls' name Peak 1998 127 births

Morgin — girls' name

127 babies named Morgin in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s702000s47
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Morgin was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

13 babies were named Morgin in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Morgin

The Social Security Administration has registered 127 babies named Morgin between 1981 and 2008, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Morgin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Morgin performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Morgin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Morgin 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 127 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.

Morgin at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

127

Since 1981

28 years of records

Peak year

1998

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1981

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2008

Morgin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1981

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1998)
13
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Morgin by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
70 births that decade — 55% of Morgin's all-time total
1980s101990s702000s47

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Morgin?
127 babies have been named Morgin since 1981. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1998 with 13 births.
When was Morgin most popular?
Morgin was most popular in the 1990s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Morgin been used?
Morgin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 28 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Morgin?
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.

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, 1981–2008 (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.