Morgan: Boy name or girl name?

[SunnyD]

What's your opinion? Trying to get a feel for this name, my wife insists it's a more girly name. The SSA baby name rankings for 2009 have it skewed heavily toward a girl name. Personally, I think boy more when I hear it.

 

[Powermoloch]

Morgan freeman.

- it's a boy !

 

[rcpratt]

Definitely girl. Guess I just know more girl Morgans.

 

[mfenn]

Either. If you tell me about a Morgan, I would imagine that person as a girl. I wouldn't think a guy named Morgan had a girl name though.

Now a boy named Sue, on the other hand...

 

[MotionMan]

Poll fail.

It's both.

MotionMan

 

[SunnyD]

Poll fail.

It's both.

MotionMan

I know it's both. I'm talking about the initial reaction to the name (should you hear it in conversation).

 

[MotionMan]

I know it's both. I'm talking about the initial reaction to the name (should you hear it in conversation).

I don't jump to conclusions so I think of both until I hear otherwise or figure out what the gender is.

Poll fail remains.

MotionMan

 

[alfa147x]

I jump to conclusions. I conclude that it is a girly name.

 

[dpearson]

Eh, could be either way. It's one of those unisex names like Alex or Aubry.

 

[Rubycon]

Last name of a girl that crawls out of wells on TV and gets the floor all wet.

 

[0roo0roo]

hot girl

 

[Praxis1452]

Only person I knew with name was female.

 

[Chaotic42]

Girl.

I don't like the name though. For some reason it reminds me of some creepy little girl posessed by demons or something.

 

[guyver01]

Morgan Webb and Morgan Fairchild says its FEMALE

Morgan Spurlock and Morgan Freeman say its MALE


so...

its both

 

[NoQuarter]

It sounds female to me.

Though Morgan le Fay is the only female I can think of off the top of my head. On the other side you have Morgan Freeman of course.. and Morgan from Chuck.

 

[Bl0cks]

Freshman redhead girl with huge tits, can't forget her.

 

[WA261]

chick name

 

[OUCaptain]

Yes

 

[0roo0roo]

think it was discussed with patricia o conner on leonard lopate
http://beta.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/2010/apr/21/word-maven-patricia-t-oconner/ probably that one, theres a long history of people giving girls boys names because tom boyish is sorta cute. so all sorts of girls names used to be guys names.
it doesn't work the other way around.

 

[Colt45]

Dude name, although I know girls with it too.

I always thought it was a rather weak name in general.

 

[OCGuy]

I have a unisex name that is fairly feminine, so I am bias on this one.

 

[sandorski]

Either

 

[Kadarin]

Sounds like a great name if you've been born with gender mosaic characteristics (I've been watching too much House).

 

[EarthwormJim]

It is a unisex name. I don't know why someone would give their child an ambiguous name though...

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Either. If you tell me about a Morgan, I would imagine that person as a girl. I wouldn't think a guy named Morgan had a girl name though.

Now a boy named Sue, on the other hand...

How about a man named Jayne?