Megen
Girl · MEG-an · Greek
Megen is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pearl”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Megen 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.
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- MEG-an
Meaning borrowed from Megan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Megen a girl's or a boy's name?
Megen is a girls' name.
How popular is Megen in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1985, with 43 girls. It first appears in the records in 1960.
Half of all the girls named Megen in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Megen in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 18 | #5,275 |
| 1995 | 20 | #4,841 |
| 1994 | 23 | #4,371 |
| 1993 | 23 | #4,387 |
| 1992 | 18 | #5,260 |
| 1991 | 31 | #3,437 |
| 1990 | 26 | #3,904 |
| 1989 | 42 | #2,652 |
| 1988 | 35 | #2,926 |
| 1987 | 29 | #3,166 |
| 1986 | 34 | #2,778 |
| 1985 | 43 | #2,316 |
| 1984 | 22 | #3,612 |
| 1983 | 20 | #3,805 |
| 1982 | 15 | #4,714 |
| 1981 | 21 | #3,738 |
| 1980 | 25 | #3,318 |
| 1979 | 31 | #2,795 |
| 1978 | 13 | #4,931 |
| 1977 | 21 | #3,485 |
| 1976 | 16 | #3,961 |
| 1975 | 16 | #3,948 |
| 1974 | 15 | #4,040 |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,078 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #5,695 |
Nicknames for Megen
Names like Megen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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