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How popular is the name Morgan?
Births per year, rank history and how many Morgans are alive today.
Morgan (male), once a common boys' name, is now an uncommon choice for new babies in England and Wales, ranked 331st in 2025 with 128 given the name. The name peaked in 1999, when 1,343 babies were given the name, the 52nd most popular that year. It has declined since 1999; the 2025 figure is roughly 10% of its peak. Numbers have been stable in recent years. At least 16,000 babies have been named Morgan in England and Wales since 1996.
The Morgan you are most likely to meet is around 26 years old. Half of all Morgans born in England and Wales are between 17 and 27, and there are at least 18,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 5.8% chance that at least one of them will be called Morgan.
How many babies are named Morgan each year?
Where does Morgan rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Morgan most popular?
Morgan peaked in 1999, when 1,343 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Morgan?
At least 18,000 people named Morgan born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Morgan?
Most living Morgans are between 17 and 27; the most common age is about 26.
Is Morgan becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1999 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.