Megan
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Megan
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.
Megan is also given to boys.
Pronounced MEG-un.
As of October 2026, Megan ranked #889 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #10 in 1992, Nameberry popularity #360.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #306 | 1,064 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #385 | 853 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #432 | 750 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #496 | 631 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #549 | 565 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #609 | 499 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #640 | 453 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #609 | 490 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #731 | 399 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #694 | 416 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #761 | 369 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #889 | 301 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Megan for girls
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Megan on lists
Famous Megans
- Megan BooneGirl
American actress
- Megan Denise FoxGirl
American actress
- Megan MullalyGirl
American actress
- Megan Martha "Meg" WhiteGirl
American musician of band The White Stripes
- Megan Marie ParkGirl
Canadian actress
- Megan Thee StallionGirl
stage name of Megan Pete, American rapper
- Megan Jo McDonaldGirl
American children's author
- Megan Elizabeth Laura Diana FollowsGirl
Canadian actress
- Megan "Meg" PrescottGirl
English actress; twin sister Kat Prescott
- Margaret Elizabeth "Megan" EllisonGirl
American film producer
- Megan Lynne DoddsGirl
American,British actress
- Megan LeCroneGirl
American ballerina
- Megan Kathleen HiltyGirl
American actress
- Megan Anna RapinoeGirl
American soccer player
- Megan Nicole (Flores) GreenGirl
American singer and YouTuber
- Megan Kate GaleGirl
Australian model
- Megan LeslieGirl
Canadian MP
- Megan HausermanGirl
American reality TV personality
- Megan Joy (Knudsen)Girl
American pop singer
- Megan McKennaGirl
English reality TV personality
- Megan Lynne YoungGirl
Filipina beauty queen, Miss World 2013
- Megan EverettGirl
wife of Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård
- Megan Leigh OysterGirl
American soccer player
- Megan Hope Sanov (b. 2009)Girl
daughter of American dramatic actress, reality show host, director, and author Alison Sweeney
- Megan FalleyGirl
American poet
- Megan SkiendielGirl
member of Katseye
Megan in pop culture
- Megan DraperGirl
character on TV's "Mad Men"
- Megan Rose WongGirl
main character in the Mother,Daughter Book Club series by Heather Vogel Frederick
- Megan ParkerGirl
character on TV's "Drake & Josh"
- MeganGirl
character on French,Canadian parody soap "Le coeur a ses raisons"
- Megan MorseGirl
alias of Miss Martian
- Megan RobertsGirl
character on TV's "Tru Calling"
- Megan "Meg" GriffinGirl
daughter on TV's "Family Guy"
- Megan O'HanrahanGirl
character in "Yesterday's Child" by Barbara Wood
- MeganGirl
a character in "The 5th Wave" book series by Rick Yancey
- Megan JonesGirl
character in J.K. Rowling's "The Original Forty"
- Megan HuntGirl
Owen Hunt's sister on the TV show "Grey's Anatomy"