girl (SSA Category)Welsh OriginUS Rank #312 in 2025

Morgan

Alternative forms & variants: Morgen

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Sea-born, sea-circle, or bright sea (mor, sea + cant, circle)”

Linguistic heritage: Welsh / Celtic

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:MOR-guhn

IPA (US English):/ˈmɔːrɡən/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity199510,877 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#3121,509 births in 2025

Total US Registrations269,269Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio83% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1880 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity1995 (10,877 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1880

Recent 2025 Level532 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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