How Many People Are Named Morghan?
An estimated 1,273 people in the United States have the first name Morghan. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Morghan peaked in popularity in 2006 with 61 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Morghan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Morghan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,273
About 1 in 269,249 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2006
61 births
Total Registered
1,301
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Morghan
Morghan is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,301 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Morghan as a male name
Ranked #12,601 in 2004
5 male births in 2004
Peak: 2004 (5 births)
Morghan as a female name
Ranked #16,902 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 2006 (61 births)
Morghan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Morghan span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 503 babies were registered. Morghan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Morghan by Decade
How has Morghan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Morghan by State
Birth registrations for Morghan span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Florida, Ohio. The lowest are in South Carolina, Missouri, Indiana. On average, about 8 Morghans were registered per state.
Morghan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Morghan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Morghan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Morghan?
We estimate approximately 1,273 people named Morghan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 269,249 Americans share this first name.
Is Morghan a common name?
Morghan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,301 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Morghan most popular?
Morghan reached peak popularity in 2006, when 61 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Morghan is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Morghan a female name?
Morghan is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Morghan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Morghan Smith, Morghan Johnson, Morghan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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