Morgyn
A variation of the Welsh name "Morgan", meaning sea-born or sea-bright.
Name Census estimates that about 895 living Americans carry the first name Morgyn. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Morgyn today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Morgyn births was 2007 (57 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Morgyn. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Morgyn with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
895
~ 1 in 382,966 Americans
Peak year
2007
57 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,003
Tracked since 1989
Census
Morgyn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 807 people with the first name Morgyn, which placed it at #14,570 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#14,570
National first-name rank
People counted
807
807 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
73.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Morgyn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Morgyn is White at 73.5%. The next largest groups are Black (15.4%) and Two or More Races (5.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Morgyn described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Morgyn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White73.5% · 593
- Black or African American15.4% · 124
- Two or more races5.2% · 42
- Hispanic or Latino5.0% · 40
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 8
Popularity
Morgyn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Morgyn from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 422 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Morgyn by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Morgyn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Morgyns live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Texas, Ohio, California recorded the most babies named Morgyn, while California, Ohio, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 16 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Morgyn
The given name Morgyn is a variant of the Welsh name Morgan, derived from the Old Welsh masculine name Morcant. It is believed to have originated in the 6th century CE in the region known as Brittonic Celtic Britain, which encompassed parts of modern-day England and Wales.
The name Morcant is thought to be composed of the Welsh elements "mor," meaning "sea," and "cant," meaning "circle" or "enclosure." Thus, the name Morgyn may have initially referred to someone living near the sea or a coastal settlement.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Morgyn was Morgyn ab Athrwys, a 6th-century Welsh prince and warrior who fought against the invading Anglo-Saxons. He is mentioned in several medieval Welsh texts, such as the "Annales Cambriae" and the "Historia Brittonum."
In the 12th century, the name gained prominence through the legendary figure of Morgan le Fay, a powerful enchantress and sorceress in the Arthurian legends. She was often depicted as the half-sister of King Arthur and played a significant role in various medieval literary works, including the "Lancelot-Grail" cycle and Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur."
Another notable figure with the name Morgyn was Morgyn Llwyd ap Rhys, a 16th-century Welsh poet and grammarian. He was renowned for his contributions to the preservation and promotion of the Welsh language and literature.
In the 17th century, Morgyn Fychan, a Welsh Anglican clergyman and writer, authored several religious works, including a translation of the Book of Common Prayer into Welsh.
Moving forward to the 19th century, Morgyn Rhys Jones was a Welsh Congregationalist minister and author who wrote extensively on religious and moral topics, including a biography of the Welsh preacher and hymn writer, William Williams Pantycelyn.
While the name Morgyn has retained its Welsh roots, it has also been adopted and adapted in various cultures and languages over the centuries, reflecting the rich tapestry of cultural exchange and linguistic evolution.
People
Morgyn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Morgyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Morgyn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Morgyn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 895 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Morgyn going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 382,966 US residents.
Is Morgyn a common name?
We classify Morgyn as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 910 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Morgyn most popular?
The single biggest year for Morgyn was 2007, when 57 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Morgyn is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Morgyn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 807 people with the name Morgyn, or 0.27 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,570 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Morgyn in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Morgyn?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Morgyn leans strongly female. 789 people counted with this name were female (97.6%), compared with 19 male bearers (2.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Morgyn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Morgyn is White at 73.5%. The next largest groups are Black (15.4%) and Two or More Races (5.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Morgyn most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Morgyn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 73.5% (593 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Morgyn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Morgyn a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Morgyn in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Morgyn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Morgyn in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Morgyn can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Morgyn as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.