Morrigan
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning great queen; irish goddess of war.
Morrigan by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Morrigan. In the US, 40 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 48 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Morrigan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Morgansea-born; great and bright2,273 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a queen
Like Morrigan, each of these has a queen in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean a warrior
Like Morrigan, each of these has a warrior in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rydermounted warrior, cavalry soldier3,324 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Matildamighty in battle1,449 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sloanewarrior, raider; from Sloan1,405 in the US (2017)
- Maeveshe who intoxicates; a warrior queen1,330 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Morrigan
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