Meghan
A Welsh pet form of Marged, the Welsh Margaret, so “pearl.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Meghan first shows up in the national records in 1952. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1983 to 1994. Its biggest year was 1985, when 4,669 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 63 nationally. All told, 96,727 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Megan (441,169), Meagan (41,619), Meaghan (14,043), Meghann (3,788), Meggan (2,927), Meagen (1,182) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Margaret
Explore Meghan interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 102 | No. 1516 |
| 1960s | 958 | No. 656 |
| 1970s | 9,358 | No. 121 |
| 1980s | 36,206 | No. 63 |
| 1990s | 31,500 | No. 91 |
| 2000s | 14,085 | No. 134 |
| 2010s | 3,045 | No. 565 |
| 2020s | 1,246 | No. 880 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.