How Many People Are Named Morgan?
people named Morgan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,322 people in the US has this name
Based on 269,269 babies named Morgan in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
12,135 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Morgan, 85.2% were girls and 14.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Morgan rose from 0% in the 1880s to 72% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 1990s and 2000s, at 90%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Morgan alive today is about 26 years old, and 63% are under 30. Half of them were between 19 and 32 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Morgan first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1995, to 12,135 babies. In 2025, 1,509 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Morgan never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #22, in 1997, and it was in the top 100 for 27 years, 1987 to 2013. In 2025 it ranked #312. Among boys, its best rank was #236, in 1995.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #312 | #559 |
| Best rank | #22 (1997) | #236 (1995) |
| Years in the top 100 | 27 (1987 to 2013) | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #30 in the 1990s | #276 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Morgan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Morgan were born in California than in any other state: about 19,265 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Morgan was given about 1.9 times as often in Montana, Vermont and Wyoming.
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