First Name MORGAN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MORGAN is ranked as the 860th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 45,300.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 14.21 people named MORGAN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 87% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named MORGAN is 235,038.
  • The SSA data also shows that MORGAN is used as a girl's name 84% of the time.

First Names MORGAN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 45,300 +/-1.7%
  • National Rank 860
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 14.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 235,038
  • National Rank 226
  • Percentile Rank 99.76%
  • Proportion/100k 73.71

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MORGAN is 78.1% White, 3.8% Hispanic origin, 14.2% Black, 1.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name MORGAN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MORGAN is included in the following name categories:
  • Welch surname
  • Welsh unisex given name
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • English unisex given name
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Irish unisex given name
  • Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
  • Scottish masculine given name

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name MORGAN

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.1% 63.9% 14.2%
Hispanic origin 3.8% 16.3% -12.5%
Black 14.2% 12.3% 1.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.8% 4.9% -3.1%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MORGAN is California where 6,001 people have this name.
  • Maine is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MORGAN, as 45.95 in every 100,000 Mainers have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Maine is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is North Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MORGAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,026 7.97 97.8% Indiana 610 9.25 96.8% Iowa 465 14.98 97.1% Kansas 373 12.83 94.6% Michigan 1,138 11.48 98.8% Minnesota 572 10.48 97.8% Missouri 432 14.43 95.8% Nebraska 184 9.78 92.0% North Dakota 16 2.17 61.9% Ohio 933 8.04 97.6% South Dakota 53 6.22 78.6% Wisconsin 603 10.47 97.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MORGAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,026 7.97 97.8%
Indiana 610 9.25 96.8%
Iowa 465 14.98 97.1%
Kansas 373 12.83 94.6%
Michigan 1,138 11.48 98.8%
Minnesota 572 10.48 97.8%
Missouri 432 14.43 95.8%
Nebraska 184 9.78 92.0%
North Dakota 16 2.17 61.9%
Ohio 933 8.04 97.6%
South Dakota 53 6.22 78.6%
Wisconsin 603 10.47 97.6%
West State Statistics First-Names MORGAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 143 19.46 86.8% Arizona 575 8.55 95.8% California 6,001 15.46 99.3% Colorado 628 11.73 96.5% Hawaii 193 13.57 94.8% Idaho 203 12.42 91.8% Montana 126 12.26 87.6% Nevada 339 11.95 94.9% New Mexico 227 10.86 91.6% Oregon 555 13.99 96.2% Utah 580 19.7 95.8% Washington 1,394 19.74 98.6% Wyoming 121 20.75 87.0%

West States
State stats for the first name MORGAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 143 19.46 86.8%
Arizona 575 8.55 95.8%
California 6,001 15.46 99.3%
Colorado 628 11.73 96.5%
Hawaii 193 13.57 94.8%
Idaho 203 12.42 91.8%
Montana 126 12.26 87.6%
Nevada 339 11.95 94.9%
New Mexico 227 10.86 91.6%
Oregon 555 13.99 96.2%
Utah 580 19.7 95.8%
Washington 1,394 19.74 98.6%
Wyoming 121 20.75 87.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MORGAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 924 25.69 97.7% Maine 611 45.95 95.4% Massachusetts 1,362 20.2 97.9% New Hampshire 430 32.39 94.7% New Jersey 1,480 16.56 98.2% New York 2,369 12 99.0% Pennsylvania 1,031 8.06 97.9% Rhode Island 237 22.46 94.0% Vermont 125 20.02 92.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MORGAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 924 25.69 97.7%
Maine 611 45.95 95.4%
Massachusetts 1,362 20.2 97.9%
New Hampshire 430 32.39 94.7%
New Jersey 1,480 16.56 98.2%
New York 2,369 12 99.0%
Pennsylvania 1,031 8.06 97.9%
Rhode Island 237 22.46 94.0%
Vermont 125 20.02 92.3%
South State Statistics First-Names MORGAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 764 15.75 97.3% Arkansas 551 18.57 96.2% Delaware 181 19.39 96.2% Dist. of Columbia 131 19.9 94.5% Florida 3,051 15.34 99.3% Georgia 1,362 13.48 98.4% Kentucky 765 17.33 96.7% Louisiana 723 15.56 96.9% Maryland 675 11.29 97.9% Mississippi 432 14.43 95.8% North Carolina 2,025 20.37 98.9% Oklahoma 570 14.7 96.1% South Carolina 549 11.36 96.6% Tennessee 872 13.32 97.6% Texas 4,921 18.25 99.3% Virginia 1,119 13.44 98.1% West Virginia 273 14.74 91.9%

South States
State stats for the first name MORGAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 764 15.75 97.3%
Arkansas 551 18.57 96.2%
Delaware 181 19.39 96.2%
Dist. of Columbia 131 19.9 94.5%
Florida 3,051 15.34 99.3%
Georgia 1,362 13.48 98.4%
Kentucky 765 17.33 96.7%
Louisiana 723 15.56 96.9%
Maryland 675 11.29 97.9%
Mississippi 432 14.43 95.8%
North Carolina 2,025 20.37 98.9%
Oklahoma 570 14.7 96.1%
South Carolina 549 11.36 96.6%
Tennessee 872 13.32 97.6%
Texas 4,921 18.25 99.3%
Virginia 1,119 13.44 98.1%
West Virginia 273 14.74 91.9%
 

Full Names with MORGAN as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MORGAN as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named MORGAN.

The most popular full name is MORGAN Smith. 1.19% of all the people named MORGAN have this family name.

There are 5218 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MORGAN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MORGAN Smith 1.19%
2 MORGAN Jones 0.93%
3 MORGAN Johnson 0.70%
4 MORGAN Davis 0.65%
5 MORGAN Brown 0.60%
6 MORGAN Williams 0.57%
7 MORGAN Miller 0.56%
8 MORGAN Thomas 0.56%
9 MORGAN Lee 0.47%
10 MORGAN Scott 0.40%
11 MORGAN Taylor 0.38%
12 MORGAN Lewis 0.36%
13 MORGAN Moore 0.33%
14 MORGAN Anderson 0.32%
15 MORGAN Walker 0.31%
16 MORGAN Cook 0.29%
17 MORGAN Harris 0.27%
18 MORGAN Hall 0.26%
19 MORGAN Kelly 0.25%
20 MORGAN White 0.25%