Girl · Welsh or Breton, through French
Morgane
Say it: mor-GAN
Meaning
From Morgan le Fay of Arthurian legend; the origin of Morgan is uncertain, and 'sea-born' is a popular but unproven gloss.
Disputedsharp disagreement, or a popular meaning that is not supported.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 208 babies given this name since 1989
- At its height in 1992, about 1 in 115,200 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Welsh | Morgan |
|---|
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- The medieval Arthurian romances
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.