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Morven

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What official birth registration shows about Morven: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2023

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2023, ranging from #1995 to #5785.199920022008201320192023#1995#5785
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#2096
1998#3848
1999#2444
2000#1995
2001#3998
2002#3409
2005#3382
2006#4157
2008#2487
2010#5707
2011#5785
2013#3536
2017#3229
2018#3985
2019#5591
2020#3117
2021#5581
2023#4709

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 18 of the 28 years from 1996 to 2023.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2096 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2023

    Most recently recorded at #4709 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #384 in Scotland in 2024.

Morven's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2023England and Walesfemale#47094HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#55813HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#31177HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#55913HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#39855HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#32297HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#35366HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#57073HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#24879HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#41574HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#33825HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#34094HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#39983HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#19958HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#24446HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#38483HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#20967HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#3848HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Morven is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Morven, between 1996 and 2024, in 19 of those 29 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: highest position in 2000ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962024
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202318#1995 in 2000
Scotland20241#384 in 2024

Its high point came 24 years earlier in England and Wales (2000) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 2013; it appears again in 2017.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Morven

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2024.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #384 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.