Is Morgan a boy or girl name?
Morgan is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 1,141 girls and 560 boys were named Morgan, so 67.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 83.2% of the 267,755 US babies named Morgan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #530
- Girl rank, 2024
- #276
- Babies named Morgan since 1880
- 267,755
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 12,135 babies
Boys and girls named Morgan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 252 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 255 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 257 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,184 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1920s | 1,527 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,200 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1940s | 1,274 | 22 | 1.7% |
| 1950s | 1,768 | 116 | 6.2% |
| 1960s | 2,448 | 354 | 12.6% |
| 1970s | 3,330 | 1,569 | 32% |
| 1980s | 7,205 | 24,288 | 77.1% |
| 1990s | 10,100 | 91,196 | 90% |
| 2000s | 7,847 | 70,746 | 90% |
| 2010s | 4,001 | 27,635 | 87.4% |
| 2020s | 2,462 | 6,709 | 73.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 560 | #530 | 1,141 | #276 |
| 2023 | 530 | #551 | 1,247 | #247 |
| 2022 | 550 | #540 | 1,383 | #213 |
| 2021 | 455 | #610 | 1,447 | #205 |
| 2020 | 367 | #694 | 1,491 | #195 |
| 2019 | 334 | #729 | 1,649 | #176 |
| 2018 | 320 | #743 | 1,759 | #163 |
| 2017 | 370 | #680 | 1,927 | #153 |
| 2016 | 410 | #643 | 2,339 | #132 |
| 2015 | 381 | #671 | 2,688 | #121 |
| 2014 | 404 | #652 | 3,006 | #102 |
| 2013 | 367 | #660 | 3,116 | #100 |
| 2012 | 441 | #583 | 3,403 | #82 |
| 2011 | 475 | #539 | 3,672 | #75 |
| 2010 | 499 | #519 | 4,076 | #63 |
| 2009 | 592 | #460 | 4,611 | #57 |
| 2008 | 714 | #416 | 5,333 | #46 |
| 2007 | 729 | #404 | 5,665 | #43 |
| 2006 | 821 | #365 | 6,495 | #35 |
| 2005 | 901 | #334 | 6,749 | #33 |
| 2004 | 1,011 | #310 | 7,295 | #31 |
| 2003 | 748 | #361 | 7,928 | #29 |
| 2002 | 709 | #372 | 8,433 | #29 |
| 2001 | 783 | #349 | 8,735 | #29 |
| 2000 | 839 | #332 | 9,502 | #25 |
| 1999 | 897 | #317 | 9,607 | #24 |
| 1998 | 951 | #298 | 10,217 | #23 |
| 1997 | 1,062 | #266 | 10,342 | #22 |
| 1996 | 1,216 | #244 | 10,295 | #25 |
| 1995 | 1,258 | #236 | 10,877 | #23 |
| 1994 | 1,023 | #272 | 10,655 | #25 |
| 1993 | 862 | #312 | 8,573 | #34 |
| 1992 | 989 | #287 | 7,789 | #41 |
| 1991 | 906 | #288 | 6,794 | #49 |
| 1990 | 936 | #278 | 6,047 | #58 |
| 1989 | 827 | #294 | 4,426 | #69 |
| 1988 | 829 | #281 | 3,796 | #78 |
| 1987 | 770 | #282 | 2,928 | #95 |
| 1986 | 674 | #304 | 2,477 | #113 |
| 1985 | 682 | #298 | 2,283 | #127 |
| 1984 | 700 | #290 | 2,175 | #132 |
| 1983 | 623 | #314 | 1,658 | #167 |
| 1982 | 632 | #313 | 1,716 | #169 |
| 1981 | 766 | #275 | 1,768 | #162 |
| 1980 | 702 | #292 | 1,061 | #244 |
| 1979 | 503 | #350 | 443 | #459 |
| 1978 | 390 | #391 | 258 | #636 |
| 1977 | 370 | #408 | 211 | #732 |
| 1976 | 303 | #449 | 144 | #913 |
| 1975 | 282 | #476 | 114 | #1,045 |
| 1974 | 276 | #480 | 95 | #1,183 |
| 1973 | 255 | #488 | 91 | #1,190 |
| 1972 | 303 | #453 | 58 | #1,584 |
| 1971 | 311 | #464 | 80 | #1,343 |
| 1970 | 337 | #449 | 75 | #1,401 |
| 1969 | 333 | #434 | 62 | #1,513 |
| 1968 | 263 | #469 | 35 | #2,043 |
| 1967 | 271 | #462 | 42 | #1,806 |
| 1966 | 223 | #508 | 34 | #2,011 |
| 1965 | 207 | #536 | 44 | #1,709 |
| 1964 | 224 | #521 | 43 | #1,794 |
| 1963 | 219 | #536 | 21 | #2,755 |
| 1962 | 254 | #499 | 14 | #3,549 |
| 1961 | 203 | #554 | 33 | #2,059 |
| 1960 | 251 | #499 | 26 | #2,354 |
| 1959 | 224 | #526 | 15 | #3,210 |
| 1958 | 192 | #558 | 22 | #2,492 |
| 1957 | 185 | #568 | 10 | #4,112 |
| 1956 | 197 | #535 | 12 | #3,637 |
| 1955 | 198 | #520 | 16 | #2,924 |
| 1954 | 179 | #543 | 11 | #3,641 |
| 1953 | 150 | #588 | 7 | #4,893 |
| 1952 | 169 | #542 | 6 | #5,360 |
| 1951 | 153 | #553 | 12 | #3,234 |
| 1950 | 121 | #624 | 5 | #5,866 |
| 1949 | 121 | #620 | 5 | #5,794 |
| 1948 | 124 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 175 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 147 | #528 | 11 | #3,162 |
| 1945 | 112 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 128 | #537 | 6 | #4,399 |
| 1943 | 123 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 114 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 100 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 130 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 104 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 116 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 102 | #572 | 5 | #4,727 |
| 1936 | 119 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 131 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 123 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 122 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 140 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 135 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 108 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 138 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 131 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 147 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 154 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 160 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 155 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 154 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 144 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 184 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 160 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 138 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 168 | #459 | 5 | #5,357 |
| 1917 | 179 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 155 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 136 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 125 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 106 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 78 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 54 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 45 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 34 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 33 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 21 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 25 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 30 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 18 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 26 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 23 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 16 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 31 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 30 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 28 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 29 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 25 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 26 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 32 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 22 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 21 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 19 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 23 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 24 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 21 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 17 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 32 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 26 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 33 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 19 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 24 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 23 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 33 | #288 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Morgan reached #236 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #22 in 1997. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Morgan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.