When you hear the name "Morgan" do you think boy or girl?

KSullivan100 · August 2012

We are considering the first name Morgan, as my husband and I met in Morgantown, WV. I like the name, but want to know if people will be gazing at our baby trying to determine their sex / gender because the name may be confusing....

Thanks!

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baloneydisc · August 2012

I prefer Morgan as a boy's name, but the only ones I've met recently have been girls.

WashingtonQueen · August 2012

I always think boy and I prefer it on a boy.

strawberrytree · August 2012

All the Morgans I know or have met as a middle school teacher have been boys. I don't understand the appeal of this name on a girl. It's not remotely pretty or feminine.

amyegunnip · August 2012

I have met/known both. It is one of the only names that I think is OK to be unisex

sesigs · August 2012

I have met Morgans who are both male and female but overall I think it has gone to the girls because all the males I've met with the name are older. The other day at work I had a male patient named Morgan and the doctor ordered labs before seeing the patient and ordered a pregnancy test ... oops.

CeCe8579 · August 2012

I think both! It's on our top ten list for girl names.

queenbone · August 2012

I voted boy. I know it is considered unisex now, but it is so masculine to me.

madamsmurfette · August 2012

I automatically think girl, but I've heard both.

NMS, but you didn't ask that.

If you give your first child this name because of the place you met, how do you follow that up with subsequent children?

alliejo725 · August 2012

Depends on the age of the person.

30 and over = male

20's and younger = female

But I looooove it so much more on a boy.

kerribear1717 · August 2012

Hmm, I've never met a male Morgan. I don't hear the name much and it reminds me of Morgana so I definitely think of it on a girl.

austenreader85 · August 2012

elainelbuck:
I prefer Morgan as a boy's name, but the only ones I've met recently have been girls.

This.

Now that I know the history of the name, I prefer it on a boy but since I've only ever met girls with it I think girl first. I think it's a sad case of going girl and not coming back.

Side story: DS has a book on horses and one of the pages talks about different types. Apparently there are strong work horses called Morgan horses. Knowing that has also helped me think of it as a strong male name but since I know most people using the name these days think girl I do expect a girl when I see the name. Or at least if I know they're under 40.

annabelle.27 · August 2012

I have a boy Morgan. I've known both males and females with the name. I struggled a bit with the m/f aspect of it as well, but my husband loved the name so much. I mentioned my hesitation to him and he laughed at me. His family seems to have a tradition of using unisex (or even stereotypically feminine) names for boys (my husband's name included) and he didn't think that having a unisex name is a big deal at all. So Morgan it was.

I live in Canada, though, and from what I can tell from looking on baby name stat lists, Morgan as a boys' name is more common here than it is in the US. So far, no one has really expressed any confusion in knowing that he is a boy, even when I mention him only by name without using any pronouns.

emd79 · August 2012

I'm a teacher and have only ever seen Morgan as a girl's name. It is also a very common last name where I live.

MySallyGirl · August 2012

I think of both because I taught a little girl Morgan. But the first to come to mind for me is the Morgan character off of Anne of Green Gables and Morgan Freeman.