Meegan
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MEG-an
- Origin
- Greek
Meegan is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pearl”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Meegan mean?
Greek: spelling of Megan; Welsh pet form of Margaret
“pearl”
Welsh pet form of Margaret, via Meg; it spread beyond Wales in the later 20th century.
Meaning borrowed from Megan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Meegan a girl's or a boy's name?
Meegan is a girls' name.
How popular is Meegan in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1975, with 61 girls. It first appears in the records in 1954.
Half of all the girls named Meegan in the US since 1880 were born between 1972 and 1986, the years shaded on the chart below.
Meegan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 14 | #6,125 |
| 1989 | 15 | #5,539 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 8 | #7,745 |
| 1985 | 14 | #5,075 |
| 1984 | 22 | #3,612 |
| 1983 | 17 | #4,285 |
| 1982 | 30 | #2,958 |
| 1981 | 23 | #3,532 |
| 1980 | 23 | #3,506 |
| 1979 | 60 | #1,795 |
| 1978 | 44 | #2,125 |
| 1977 | 51 | #1,922 |
| 1976 | 32 | #2,486 |
| 1975 | 61 | #1,604 |
| 1974 | 52 | #1,733 |
| 1973 | 32 | #2,349 |
| 1972 | 38 | #2,057 |
| 1971 | 28 | #2,599 |
| 1970 | 36 | #2,203 |
| 1969 | 20 | #3,011 |
| 1968 | 17 | #3,168 |
| 1967 | 14 | #3,483 |
| 1966 | 14 | #3,399 |
| 1965 | 8 | #4,830 |
| 1964 | 8 | #5,007 |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 13 | #3,591 |
| 1961 | 10 | #4,238 |
| 1960 | 12 | #3,687 |
| 1959 | 9 | #4,299 |
| 1958 | 10 | #3,924 |
| 1957 | 7 | #4,917 |
| 1956 | 7 | #4,836 |
| 1955 | 8 | #4,375 |
| 1954 | 9 | #3,965 |
Nicknames for Meegan
Names like Meegan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Regan, Keegan, Megan, Kaitlyn, Brynn, Keely, Teagan, Cassidy, Devyn, Codi, Brenna, Kerrigan
Names related to Meegan
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, “Meegan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/meegan, updated 20 October 2026.