Maeghan
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MEG-un
- Origin
- Greek
Maeghan is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pearl”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Maeghan mean?
Greek: spelling of Meghan, a Welsh pet form of Margaret
“pearl”
Spelling of Meghan, a variant of Megan, the Welsh pet form of Margaret, from the Greek margarites, meaning pearl.
Is Maeghan a girl's or a boy's name?
Maeghan is a girls' name.
How popular is Maeghan in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 59 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Maeghan in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maeghan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2006 | 26 | #5,232 |
| 2005 | 20 | #5,994 |
| 2004 | 25 | #5,058 |
| 2003 | 34 | #3,942 |
| 2002 | 31 | #4,067 |
| 2001 | 50 | #2,877 |
| 2000 | 42 | #3,212 |
| 1999 | 39 | #3,242 |
| 1998 | 52 | #2,611 |
| 1997 | 45 | #2,730 |
| 1996 | 40 | #2,961 |
| 1995 | 48 | #2,583 |
| 1994 | 45 | #2,696 |
| 1993 | 31 | #3,501 |
| 1992 | 36 | #3,139 |
| 1991 | 43 | #2,732 |
| 1990 | 59 | #2,169 |
| 1989 | 45 | #2,522 |
| 1988 | 46 | #2,364 |
| 1987 | 31 | #3,028 |
| 1986 | 46 | #2,227 |
| 1985 | 26 | #3,327 |
| 1984 | 24 | #3,422 |
| 1983 | 14 | #4,883 |
| 1982 | 15 | #4,714 |
| 1981 | 16 | #4,531 |
| 1980 | 15 | #4,742 |
| 1979 | 12 | #5,426 |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
Nicknames for Maeghan
Names like Maeghan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Teagan, Kaitlyn, Keegan, Cassidy, Regan, Devyn, Brynn, Megan, Rhiannon, Reagan, Kerrigan, Brooklyn
Names related to Maeghan
Meghan, Meagan, Maegan, Meghna, Meaghan, Meghana, Magen, Magan
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Maeghan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maeghan, updated 20 October 2026.