Meagan
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Welsh
Meagan is a girls' name of Welsh origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Meagan mean?
Welsh
A female given name from Welsh, a pseudo-Irish spelling of the Welsh Megan.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Meagan a girl's or a boy's name?
Meagan is a girls' name.
How popular is Meagan in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 21 girls.
Half of all the girls named Meagan in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Meagan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,478 |
| 2008 | 12 | #2,156 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,912 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,475 |
| 2001 | 21 | #1,070 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,502 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,576 |
| 1998 | 19 | #1,158 |
| 1997 | 17 | #1,227 |
| 1996 | 16 | #1,244 |
How popular is Meagan 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 2,531 girls. It first appears in the records in 1954.
Half of all the girls named Meagan in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Meagan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #8,941 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8,481 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8,536 |
| 2021 | 17 | #6,686 |
| 2020 | 18 | #6,321 |
| 2019 | 23 | #5,445 |
| 2018 | 40 | #3,738 |
| 2017 | 47 | #3,346 |
| 2016 | 57 | #2,934 |
| 2015 | 71 | #2,524 |
| 2014 | 89 | #2,139 |
| 2013 | 106 | #1,888 |
| 2012 | 119 | #1,733 |
| 2011 | 145 | #1,521 |
| 2010 | 153 | #1,474 |
| 2009 | 187 | #1,292 |
| 2008 | 253 | #1,036 |
| 2007 | 335 | #847 |
| 2006 | 371 | #743 |
| 2005 | 420 | #659 |
| 2004 | 473 | #594 |
| 2003 | 589 | #491 |
| 2002 | 638 | #450 |
| 2001 | 712 | #406 |
| 2000 | 858 | #355 |
| 1999 | 1,050 | #293 |
| 1998 | 1,179 | #263 |
| 1997 | 1,286 | #233 |
| 1996 | 1,503 | #193 |
| 1995 | 1,462 | #203 |
| 1994 | 1,788 | #169 |
| 1993 | 1,926 | #162 |
| 1992 | 1,958 | #157 |
| 1991 | 2,424 | #130 |
| 1990 | 2,531 | #126 |
| 1989 | 2,464 | #120 |
| 1988 | 2,056 | #141 |
| 1987 | 2,003 | #136 |
| 1986 | 2,244 | #123 |
| 1985 | 2,204 | #133 |
| 1984 | 1,677 | #165 |
| 1983 | 1,190 | #213 |
| 1982 | 837 | #292 |
| 1981 | 841 | #289 |
| 1980 | 732 | #329 |
| 1979 | 476 | #434 |
| 1978 | 386 | #501 |
| 1977 | 380 | #499 |
| 1976 | 283 | #579 |
| 1975 | 230 | #660 |
| 1974 | 164 | #818 |
| 1973 | 90 | #1,194 |
| 1972 | 69 | #1,414 |
| 1971 | 64 | #1,534 |
| 1970 | 64 | #1,526 |
| 1969 | 53 | #1,648 |
| 1968 | 39 | #1,909 |
| 1967 | 27 | #2,327 |
| 1966 | 20 | #2,751 |
| 1965 | 20 | #2,743 |
| 1964 | 16 | #3,243 |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,295 |
| 1962 | 11 | #4,010 |
| 1961 | 6 | #5,850 |
| 1960 | 9 | #4,436 |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1958 | 6 | #5,407 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 6 | #5,146 |
Names like Meagan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Teagan, Ffion, Keira, Raegan, Tegan, Aoibheann, Cassidy, Caitlin, Caoimhe, Caragh, Rhiannon, Eden
Names related to Meagan
Megan, Maegan, Meaghan, Meghana, Magan, Maeghan, Maygan, Magen
More Welsh names
Dylan, Owen, Winnie, Maddox, Morgan, Idris, Reese, Bowen, Griffin, Rhys, Gavin, Reece, Nia, Seren, Gwendolyn, Winifred
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Meagan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/meagan, updated 20 October 2026.