Meaghan
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Welsh
Meaghan is a girls' name of Welsh origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Meaghan mean?
Welsh
A female given name from Welsh, a pseudo-Irish spelling of the Welsh Megan.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Meaghan a girl's or a boy's name?
Meaghan is a girls' name.
How popular is Meaghan in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 27 girls.
Half of all the girls named Meaghan in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Meaghan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,666 |
| 2011 | 12 | #2,265 |
| 2010 | 2 | #7,447 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,502 |
| 1999 | 20 | #1,103 |
| 1998 | 27 | #891 |
| 1997 | 21 | #1,053 |
| 1996 | 22 | #988 |
How popular is Meaghan in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1986, with 744 girls. It first appears in the records in 1955.
Half of all the girls named Meaghan in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Meaghan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6,719 |
| 2014 | 24 | #5,454 |
| 2013 | 23 | #5,642 |
| 2012 | 30 | #4,705 |
| 2011 | 47 | #3,406 |
| 2010 | 54 | #3,074 |
| 2009 | 68 | #2,671 |
| 2008 | 92 | #2,172 |
| 2007 | 110 | #1,886 |
| 2006 | 111 | #1,833 |
| 2005 | 140 | #1,494 |
| 2004 | 155 | #1,356 |
| 2003 | 203 | #1,083 |
| 2002 | 242 | #923 |
| 2001 | 293 | #804 |
| 2000 | 342 | #690 |
| 1999 | 364 | #644 |
| 1998 | 414 | #583 |
| 1997 | 448 | #531 |
| 1996 | 452 | #522 |
| 1995 | 520 | #474 |
| 1994 | 634 | #397 |
| 1993 | 564 | #442 |
| 1992 | 628 | #406 |
| 1991 | 679 | #377 |
| 1990 | 722 | #366 |
| 1989 | 737 | #347 |
| 1988 | 643 | #374 |
| 1987 | 652 | #364 |
| 1986 | 744 | #325 |
| 1985 | 633 | #367 |
| 1984 | 514 | #413 |
| 1983 | 462 | #445 |
| 1982 | 276 | #647 |
| 1981 | 340 | #547 |
| 1980 | 341 | #546 |
| 1979 | 302 | #595 |
| 1978 | 251 | #646 |
| 1977 | 112 | #1,131 |
| 1976 | 88 | #1,263 |
| 1975 | 93 | #1,229 |
| 1974 | 58 | #1,616 |
| 1973 | 62 | #1,510 |
| 1972 | 44 | #1,890 |
| 1971 | 43 | #1,966 |
| 1970 | 50 | #1,781 |
| 1969 | 34 | #2,171 |
| 1968 | 22 | #2,708 |
| 1967 | 20 | #2,781 |
| 1966 | 13 | #3,557 |
| 1965 | 15 | #3,263 |
| 1964 | 15 | #3,378 |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
| 1962 | 13 | #3,591 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #6,389 |
| 1959 | 9 | #4,299 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #5,826 |
Names like Meaghan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Teagan Ffion Raegan Tegan Keira Aoibheann Caitlin Caragh Cassidy Rhiannon Caoimhe Eireann
Names related to Meaghan
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, “Meaghan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/meaghan, updated 20 October 2026.