Maygen
Girl · MAY-gun · Greek
Maygen is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pearl”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Maygen mean?
Greek: spelling of Maygan, itself a spelling of Megan, a Welsh pet form of Margaret
“pearl”
Spelling of Megan, a Welsh pet form of Margaret, which comes from the Greek margarites, meaning pearl.
- Say it
- MAY-gun
Meaning borrowed from Maygan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Maygen a girl's or a boy's name?
Maygen is a girls' name.
How popular is Maygen in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 23 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the girls named Maygen in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maygen in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 19 | #6,590 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 20 | #5,006 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 16 | #5,672 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 21 | #4,665 |
| 1992 | 23 | #4,375 |
| 1991 | 12 | #6,969 |
| 1990 | 16 | #5,544 |
| 1989 | 15 | #5,539 |
| 1988 | 17 | #4,835 |
| 1987 | 10 | #6,783 |
| 1986 | 16 | #4,721 |
| 1985 | 14 | #5,075 |
| 1984 | 13 | #5,221 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
Nicknames for Maygen
Names like Maygen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaitlyn Teagan Cassidy Devyn Brynn Keegan Kayden Brecken Heaven Brooklyn Eden Megan
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