Entry № 3901 · Irish origin

Morrigan Morrigan — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ MOR-ih-gan /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Irish

Meaning

"Great queen, phantom queen"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Irish)

The meaning

A name that means "great queen, phantom queen".

Morrigan (An Mórrígan) is the Irish goddess of war, fate, and sovereignty — a shape-shifter who often appears as a crow or raven. The name combines mór (great) and rígan (queen) — "great queen."

Morrigan is rising slowly as a girls' name — chosen by parents drawn to dark Celtic mythological weight.

Phantom queen. The Irish war goddess who shifts to crow.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

An Mórrígan

Transliteration: An Mórrígan
Pronunciation: / ˈmɔːr.ɪ.ɡən /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Morrigan stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Morrigan · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Morrigans before her.

Real people

Morrigan

Rare; few well-known bearers.

In fiction

Morrigan

Irish war goddess of myth.

Irish mythology

Names connected to Morrigan.

Numerology

The number behind Morrigan.

The Pioneer

Morrigan reduces to one — the number of sovereign battle queen.

Parents on Morrigan

Why families chose this name.

"Phantom queen. The shape-shifter. Our daughter has the war goddess in her name."

Aoife · Mother of one · Galway