People with the first name Morgan
235,724
About 1 in 1,406 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Morgan?
Morgan was the #242 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#242
More common than 99.6% of listed first names
Peak year
1995
12,135 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
1,509
#448 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 1,406
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
14.6% male85.4% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Morgan across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Morgan reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1995, with 12,135 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 1,509 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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