US rank #3776 Girls' name Peak 2023 1,075 births

Morrigan — #3776 US girls' name

1,075 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.

1990s852000s3222010s4232020s245
#3776
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 79% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Morrigan was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

69 babies were named Morrigan in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Morrigan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,075 babies named Morrigan between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Morrigan currently holds the #3776 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 69 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Morrigan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 423 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Morrigan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Morrigan in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Morrigan 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 1,075 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.

Morrigan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,075

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2023

69 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,776

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Morrigan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
69
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
020406080 202420202016201220082004200019961995 8

Morrigan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
423 births that decade — 39% of Morrigan's all-time total
1990s852000s3222010s4232020s245

Morrigan by state

Where Morrigan concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Morrigan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
34 3.2%
#2 New York
24 2.2%
#3 Texas
20 1.9%
#4 Ohio
6 0.6%
#5 Florida
5 0.5%
#6 Michigan
5 0.5%
#7 New Jersey
5 0.5%
California share of Morrigan's total US births 3.2%
Even split

34 of 1,075 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Morrigan?
1,075 babies have been named Morrigan since 1995. It currently ranks #3776 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 69 births.
When was Morrigan most popular?
Morrigan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 423 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Morrigan most popular?
The top states for the name Morrigan are California (34 births), New York (24 births), Texas (20 births).
How long has the name Morrigan been used?
Morrigan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Morrigan?
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.

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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, 1995–2024 (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.