Morgan
Morgan is a unisex given name: about 17% of people named Morgan are men and 83% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 17% male / 83% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Sweden, France
- US births since 1880
- 41,983 male / 212,458 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Morgan
To address Morgan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Morgan," in English, "Guten Tag Morgan," in German. About 17% of people named Morgan are men and 83% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Morgan,
German
Guten Tag Morgan,
French
Bonjour Morgan,
Spanish
Estimado/a Morgan:
Chinese
Morgan您好：
Japanese
Morgan様
English
Hi Morgan,
German
Hi Morgan,
French
Salut Morgan,
Spanish
Hola Morgan,
Chinese
Morgan你好：
Japanese
Morganさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 17% |
| Sweden | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| France | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Belgium | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Ireland | rare | man's name | 75% |
United States birth data
41,983 male · 212,458 female · 254,441 births recorded
Since 1980: 12% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Morgan a male or female name?
Morgan is a unisex given name: about 17% of people named Morgan are men and 83% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Morgan in an email?
To address Morgan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Morgan," in English, "Guten Tag Morgan," in German. About 17% of people named Morgan are men and 83% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Morgan a unisex name?
Morgan is not a unisex name: 17% of people named Morgan are men. Morgan leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Morgan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/morgan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_morgan,
title = {Is Morgan a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/morgan},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}