Given name
Morganne
“circling the bright sea; a sea dweller”
Morganne 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
Morganne 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
Morganne 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 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Morganne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,158
- 0 boys · 1,158 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 87 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 87 in 1995. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,062 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Morganne’s family of names
Morganne has a related form in Morgan.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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