Baby name

Megan

Girl

Origin of the name

Megan is a Welsh pet form of Margaret.

Short-lived name

Megan peaked in 1990, when 1 baby in 195 was given the name. The decline was steep: births are now 98% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 887. 36% of all babies named Megan since 1880 were born in the 1990s.

440,065births since 1880

1990sgeneration

No. 11rank at its peak, in 1990

Where babies named Megan are born

1990

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The darker the blue, the more common Megan is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Megan is most common in Utah (1.7 times), New Hampshire (1.6) and Alaska (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Meghan 96,500
Meagan 41,547
Regan 16,307
Maegan 9,171
Tegan 6,789
Meggan 2,927

Names from the same era

Lauren · Samantha · Brittany · Katherine · Kayla · Stephanie

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