Morgan Freeman
There are approximately 146 people named Morgan Freeman living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,347,632 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Morgan with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Freeman. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
146
1 in 2,347,632
Named Morgan
255K
Alive today
Named Freeman
197K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 255K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 1995
Average age: 27
Estimated bearers: 197K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #151
Per 100K: 57.34
Top ancestry: White (65.5%)
First name trend
Morgan: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Morgan. The peak year was 1995 with 12,135 births. The average person named Morgan today is 27 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Freeman surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Freeman, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 65.5%.
- White65.5%
- Black or African American28.3%
- Two or more races2.4%
- Hispanic or Latino2.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Morgan has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0745% of the US population, based on 255,221 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Freeman appears at a rate of 57.34 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0573%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 146 people with the full name Morgan Freeman. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Morgan
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Other people with the surname Freeman
FAQ
Morgan Freeman: questions and answers
How many people are named Morgan Freeman?
We estimate approximately 146 people in the United States share the full name Morgan Freeman. That works out to about 1 in 2,347,632 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0745%) with the surname frequency (57.34 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Morgan Freeman?
We classify Morgan Freeman as "Very Rare". About 1 in 2,347,632 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Morgan a male or female name?
Morgan is predominantly unisex. Out of 267,755 total SSA registrations, 16.8% were male and 83.2% were female. See the full Morgan profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.