Given name & surname

Morgun

“circling the bright sea; a sea dweller”

Morgun 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

Morgun 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

Morgun 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 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Morgun through the years

Babies since 1880
49
49 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
1997
8 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
024620002025Highest share 19970.0
Morgun in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1992–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Morgun’s family of names

Morgun has a related form in Morgan. In Russian usage, Morgun as a surname is a transliteration of Моргун.

Walk Morgun’s family in the name graph

MorgunМоргунMorgan

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

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.

Similar names

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Welsh · Modern

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Sanskrit · Modern

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Modern

Molik

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

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“one who is venerable; majestic”

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>99% boys

Modern

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>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Morgun’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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