Baby name

Meghan

Girl

Origin of the name

Meghan is a spelling of Megan, a Welsh pet form of Margaret.

Short-lived name

In 1985, Meghan reached its peak: 4,669 girls, 1 baby in 764. The trend faded fast: today's pace is 96% below the peak. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 1902. 38% of all babies named Meghan since 1880 were born in the 1980s.

96,500births since 1880

1980sgeneration

No. 63rank at its peak, in 1985

Where babies named Meghan are born

1985

Year shown on the map

Loading the map…

Tap a state to see its figures.

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

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Meghan is most common in New Hampshire (3.5 times), Massachusetts (3.1) and Vermont (3.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Megan 440,065
Meaghan 14,036
Meghann 3,788
Meggan 2,927
Megha 1,191
Maeghan 1,064

Names from the same era

Whitney · Felicia · Krystal · Joanna · Kristina · Natasha

Born in…

Your birth year

Add your year to see.