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🔥Megan

Welsh diminutive of Margaret
"pearl"
Brynn McKeon
By Brynn McKeon
Updated Mon Sep 02 2024

Megan Origin and Meaning

The name Megan is a girl's name of Welsh origin meaning "pearl".

Megan originally evolved from Meg, which itself derived as a nickname for Margaret. Margaret ultimately comes from the Greek word margarites, meaning "pearl." Megan is no longer a common nickname for Margaret—it is most often used as a full name. Other spellings include Meghan, Meagan, Megyn, and Meaghan.

One of the most popular Welsh names ever in the US—it was Number 10 in the 1990s—Megan is still widely used today, but waning. It fell to its lowest ranking in 50 years in 2017. Actress Megan Fox has upped its glam factor. We've yet to see how the popularity of the new Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, affects all the spellings of her name.

# 694 in the US

Megan Rank in US Top 1000

# 427 on Nameberry

Megan Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Megan Popularity

Famous People Named Megan

  • Megan BooneAmerican actress
  • Megan Denise FoxAmerican actress
  • Megan MullalyAmerican actress
  • Megan Martha "Meg" WhiteAmerican musician of band The White Stripes
  • Megan Marie ParkCanadian actress
  • Megan Thee Stallionstage name of Megan Pete, American rapper
  • Megan Jo McDonaldAmerican children's author
  • Megan Elizabeth Laura Diana FollowsCanadian actress
  • Megan "Meg" PrescottEnglish actress; twin sister Kat Prescott
  • Margaret Elizabeth "Megan" EllisonAmerican film producer
  • Megan Lynne DoddsAmerican,British actress
  • Megan LeCroneAmerican ballerina
  • Megan Kathleen HiltyAmerican actress
  • Megan Anna RapinoeAmerican soccer player
  • Megan Nicole (Flores) GreenAmerican singer and YouTuber
  • Megan Kate GaleAustralian model
  • Megan LeslieCanadian MP
  • Megan HausermanAmerican reality TV personality
  • Megan Joy (Knudsen)American pop singer
  • Megan McKennaEnglish reality TV personality
  • Megan Lynne YoungFilipina beauty queen, Miss World 2013
  • Megan Everettwife of Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård
  • Megan Leigh OysterAmerican soccer player
  • Megan Hope Sanov (b. 2009)daughter of American dramatic actress, reality show host, director, and author Alison Sweeney
  • Megan FalleyAmerican poet

Megan in Pop Culture

  • Megan Drapercharacter on TV's "Mad Men"
  • Megan Rose Wongmain character in the Mother,Daughter Book Club series by Heather Vogel Frederick
  • Megan Parkercharacter on TV's "Drake & Josh"
  • Megancharacter on French,Canadian parody soap "Le coeur a ses raisons"
  • Megan Morsealias of Miss Martian
  • Megan Robertscharacter on TV's "Tru Calling"
  • Megan "Meg" Griffindaughter on TV's "Family Guy"
  • Megan O'Hanrahancharacter in "Yesterday's Child" by Barbara Wood
  • Megana character in "The 5th Wave" book series by Rick Yancey
  • Megan Jonescharacter in J.K. Rowling's "The Original Forty"
  • Megan HuntOwen Hunt's sister on the TV show "Grey's Anatomy"

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