Meghan
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Meghan
Megan was one of the first trendy names to spawn lots of spelling variations and this form of the name is less popular than its streamlined counterpart, but nevertheless familiar to those in the English speaking world. A variant of Margaret, the name was rarely heard outside of Wales before the mid-20th century.
The form entered the US Top 100 in the '80s, where it remained until the mid-90s. By 2012, it had rapidly declined and was out of the Top 1000. With the ascendance of British Prince Harry's wife Meghan Markle however, this spelling had a brief resurgence. In 2018, the year of their marriage, it was one of the fastest rising names in both the US and the UK, though the following year saw it as one of the fastest falling.
Meghan is also given to boys.
Pronounced MEG-un.
As of October 2026, Meghan ranked #1906 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #63 in 1985.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,159 | 214 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #1,083 | 242 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,221 | 202 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,396 | 165 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #708 | 412 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #735 | 385 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #880 | 304 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #989 | 262 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,124 | 219 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,170 | 206 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,446 | 152 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,906 | 102 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Meghan for girls
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Meghan on lists
Famous Meghans
- (Rachel) Meghan MarkleGirl
Duchess of Sussex; wife of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
- Meghan DugganGirl
American ice hockey player
- Meghan Marguerite McCainGirl
American blogger, TV cohost, and daughter of U.S. Senator John McCain
- Meghan Elizabeth TrainorGirl
American Singer
- Meghan HughesGirl
Youtube vlogger
- Meghan Elizabeth KlingenbergGirl
American soccer player
- Meghan L. O'SullivanGirl
American national security adviser
- Meghan AllenGirl
American model
- Meghan O'RourkeGirl
American poet
- Meghan Carey BlackGirl
Canadian actress
- Meghan CollisonGirl
Canadian actress
- Meghan MusnickiGirl
American Olympic rower
- Meghan HeffernGirl
Canadian actress
- Meghan OryGirl
Canadian actress
- Meghan AgostaGirl
Marciano, Canadian ice hockey player
- Meghan ColemanGirl
daughter of actor Dabney Coleman
- Meghan WalshGirl
daughter of John Walsh ("America's Most Wanted")
- Meghan McCarthyGirl
youtuber
- Meghan RienksGirl
youtuber and actress
- Meghan CamarenaGirl
youtuber known as Strawburry17
Meghan in pop culture
- Meghan ChaseGirl
main character in the Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa
- Meghan DoyleGirl
character on TV's "The 4400"
- Meghan ChamblerGirl
character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
- Meghan RangerGirl
character in Lisa Mcmann's "The Unwanteds" series
- MeghanGirl
character in series "Community"