Given name & surname
Morgana
“circling the bright sea; a sea dweller”
Morgana is a variant of Morgan. One Welsh interpretation is “circling the bright sea; a sea dweller.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Morgana is a variant of Morgan. One Welsh interpretation is “circling the bright sea; a sea dweller.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Morgana is a variant of Morgan. A possible origin is Welsh, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Morgana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 715
- 0 boys · 715 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #6,261 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +41%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,261 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 41.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 670 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 69,882 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Morgana’s family of names
In Italian usage, Morgana may have a later derivative in MORGANELLI. This connection is qualified rather than certain. Morgana has a related form in Morgan. In Italian usage, Morgana has a conventional equivalent in the English form Morgan.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Morgana has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Morgana
- Morgan DaviesAustralian actorborn 2001
- Morgana KingAmerican singer and actress (1930-2018)
- Morgana RobinsonAustralian-born English impressionist, comedian, writer and actressborn 1982
- Morgana O'ReillyNew Zealand actressborn 1985
- Morganna LoveMexican opera singerborn 1980
- Morgana IgnisAmerican screen and stage actressborn 1989
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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