Meggie
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
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- Origin
- Greek
Meggie is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pearl”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Meggie mean?
Greek: pet form of Meg, short for Margaret
“pearl”
Pet form of Meg, short for Margaret; Meggie Cleary is the heroine of Colleen McCullough's novel The Thorn Birds.
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Is Meggie a girl's or a boy's name?
Meggie is a girls' name.
How popular is Meggie in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 5 girls.
Meggie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Meggie 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 47 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the girls named Meggie in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Meggie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 17 | #5,440 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 16 | #5,653 |
| 1990 | 27 | #3,808 |
| 1989 | 18 | #4,842 |
| 1988 | 29 | #3,301 |
| 1987 | 25 | #3,521 |
| 1986 | 44 | #2,299 |
| 1985 | 47 | #2,202 |
| 1984 | 24 | #3,422 |
| 1983 | 42 | #2,271 |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
Nicknames for Meggie
Names like Meggie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Katie Chloe Sophie Zoe Maggie Jasmine Stevie Cassie Callie Maisie Hannah Nicole
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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, “Meggie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/meggie, updated 20 October 2026.