Meghan
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MEG-an
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,344 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,902 for girls
Meghan is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pearl”. In 2025 it ranked 2,344th for girls in the UK (12 babies) and 1,902nd for girls in the US (102 babies).
What does Meghan mean?
Greek: spelling of Megan, a Welsh pet form of Margaret
“pearl”
Spelling of Megan, the Welsh pet form of Margaret.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Meghan a girl's or a boy's name?
Meghan is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the UK and 102 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Meghan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,344th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12 about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 83% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were named Meghan, making it the 2,344th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 679th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 238 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had the fewest girls named Meghan since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Meghan in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 59 girls in the UK were given Meghan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #641, up from #2,344 for this spelling alone.
- Megan 47
- Meghan 12
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,276th in England and Wales.
Meghan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,344 |
| 2024 | 14 | #2,057 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,955 |
| 2022 | 20 | #1,591 |
| 2021 | 25 | #1,353 |
| 2020 | 59 | #679 |
| 2019 | 69 | #628 |
| 2018 | 119 | #413 |
| 2017 | 72 | #634 |
| 2016 | 54 | #786 |
| 2015 | 60 | #723 |
| 2014 | 37 | #1,037 |
| 2013 | 38 | #1,022 |
| 2012 | 63 | #705 |
| 2011 | 73 | #608 |
| 2010 | 68 | #638 |
| 2009 | 74 | #573 |
| 2008 | 92 | #485 |
| 2007 | 69 | #586 |
| 2006 | 75 | #537 |
| 2005 | 104 | #408 |
| 2004 | 105 | #392 |
| 2003 | 116 | #354 |
| 2002 | 141 | #299 |
| 2001 | 172 | #265 |
| 2000 | 195 | #242 |
| 1999 | 234 | #210 |
| 1998 | 238 | #200 |
| 1997 | 194 | #236 |
| 1996 | 191 | #233 |
How popular is Meghan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,902nd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 102 about 1 in 16,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 102 girls in the US were named Meghan, making it the 1,902nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 880th. Its busiest year was 1985, with 4,669 girls. It first appears in the records in 1952.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Meghan than any year since 1965.
Half of all the girls named Meghan in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 403 girls in the US were given Meghan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #703, up from #1,902 for this spelling alone.
- Megan 301
- Meghan 102
Meghan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 102 | #1,902 |
| 2024 | 152 | #1,446 |
| 2023 | 207 | #1,164 |
| 2022 | 219 | #1,120 |
| 2021 | 262 | #987 |
| 2020 | 304 | #880 |
| 2019 | 385 | #733 |
| 2018 | 412 | #707 |
| 2017 | 166 | #1,387 |
| 2016 | 202 | #1,217 |
| 2015 | 242 | #1,082 |
| 2014 | 214 | #1,156 |
| 2013 | 230 | #1,073 |
| 2012 | 301 | #883 |
| 2011 | 376 | #735 |
| 2010 | 517 | #565 |
| 2009 | 621 | #494 |
| 2008 | 694 | #455 |
| 2007 | 878 | #373 |
| 2006 | 1,021 | #321 |
| 2005 | 1,219 | #270 |
| 2004 | 1,557 | #217 |
| 2003 | 1,695 | #193 |
| 2002 | 1,862 | #174 |
| 2001 | 2,024 | #159 |
| 2000 | 2,514 | #134 |
| 1999 | 2,578 | #127 |
| 1998 | 2,696 | #121 |
| 1997 | 2,868 | #113 |
| 1996 | 2,773 | #113 |
| 1995 | 2,963 | #112 |
| 1994 | 3,227 | #100 |
| 1993 | 3,401 | #93 |
| 1992 | 3,595 | #91 |
| 1991 | 3,704 | #94 |
| 1990 | 3,695 | #91 |
| 1989 | 3,856 | #80 |
| 1988 | 3,609 | #81 |
| 1987 | 3,770 | #78 |
| 1986 | 3,869 | #71 |
| 1985 | 4,669 | #63 |
| 1984 | 4,505 | #65 |
| 1983 | 3,888 | #75 |
| 1982 | 2,734 | #110 |
| 1981 | 2,614 | #116 |
| 1980 | 2,692 | #114 |
| 1979 | 2,571 | #121 |
| 1978 | 1,679 | #164 |
| 1977 | 1,142 | #216 |
| 1976 | 865 | #270 |
| 1975 | 821 | #291 |
| 1974 | 609 | #355 |
| 1973 | 503 | #399 |
| 1972 | 441 | #435 |
| 1971 | 346 | #530 |
| 1970 | 381 | #515 |
| 1969 | 233 | #656 |
| 1968 | 143 | #855 |
| 1967 | 119 | #935 |
| 1966 | 106 | #991 |
| 1965 | 85 | #1,156 |
| 1964 | 79 | #1,240 |
| 1963 | 74 | #1,280 |
| 1962 | 47 | #1,650 |
| 1961 | 39 | #1,837 |
| 1960 | 33 | #1,981 |
| 1959 | 51 | #1,515 |
| 1958 | 14 | #3,231 |
| 1957 | 8 | #4,535 |
| 1956 | 7 | #4,836 |
| 1955 | 9 | #4,068 |
| 1954 | 7 | #4,653 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 6 | #4,906 |
Nicknames for Meghan
Names like Meghan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Caitlin, Teagan, Raegan, Keira, Tegan, Ffion, Eden, Erin, Morgan, Caragh, Kiara, Cassidy
Other spellings of Meghan
Names related to Meghan
Meghna, Maegan, Meaghan, Meghann, Meggan, Megann, Meghana, Maeghan, Megyn
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
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, “Meghan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/meghan, updated 20 October 2026.