Girls' name · since 1995
Morrigan
1,139 babies named Morrigan in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,852 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,742 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,139
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,139 babies have been named Morrigan since 1995, making it today's #2742 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Morrigan recorded 1,139 times among girls since 1995, holding rank #2742 nationally today, ahead of 84% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #6,852 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,742 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,139 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Morrigan ranks #6,852 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,742 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,139 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,852 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,742 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,139
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Morrigan's 1,139 recorded births place it above 90.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Morrigan compares
1,139 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Morrigan's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Morrigan | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,139 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 21 | 19,840 |
Morrigan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Morrigan's full recorded timeline at 2010, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 69 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Morrigan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Morrigan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (423 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Morrigan's strongest decade.
423 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Morrigan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 85
1990s
85 births
- 2000s
2000s
322 births
- 2010s
2010s
423 births
- 2020s
2020s
309 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 423 births (37% of all-time use).
How Morrigan 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 Morrigan's total volume
Morrigan by state
Where Morrigan concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 39 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 27 | 2.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 24 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Washington | | 5 | 0.4% |
39 of 1,139 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Morrigan's data
- Morrigan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (423 total births) through the 2020s (309) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Morrigans (39 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Morrigan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Morrigan 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.