Name
Morgan
Meaning
Morgan is a unisex name of Welsh origin meaning “sea-born, sea circle”.
Morgan descends from the Old Welsh Morcant, whose first element is widely linked to môr, the sea, with a traditional gloss of sea-born or sea circle. Arthurian legend supplies the enchantress Morgan le Fay, and modern America has split the name almost evenly between daughters and sons before it settled feminine-leaning.
A US top-100 girls' name through the 1990s and 2000s; still common for both sexes.
Popularity in the United States
Girls
Ranked #312 in 2025 · peak #22 in 1997
Boys
Ranked #559 in 2025 · peak #236 in 1995
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
At a glance
- Origin
- Welsh
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronounced
- /MOR-gan/
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Questions
Morgan is a unisex name of Welsh origin meaning “sea-born, sea circle”. Morgan descends from the Old Welsh Morcant, whose first element is widely linked to môr, the sea, with a traditional gloss of sea-born or sea circle.
Morgan is a unisex name, used for both boys and girls. It is a US top-100 girls' name through the 1990s and 2000s; still common for both sexes.
The name Morgan comes from Welsh. Morgan descends from the Old Welsh Morcant, whose first element is widely linked to môr, the sea, with a traditional gloss of sea-born or sea circle. Arthurian legend supplies the enchantress Morgan le Fay, and modern America has split the name almost evenly between daughters and sons before it settled feminine-leaning.
Morgan is pronounced MOR-gan.
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