The first name Meagan
A girl’s name from Welsh.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Welsh origin
A female given name from Welsh, a pseudo-Irish spelling of the Welsh Megan.
A form of Welsh.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Meagan last appeared in the official list in 2018, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2001, with 20 births (#1,025).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Meagan with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Meagan at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 11 girls born in the United States were named Meagan, the 9,355th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1990, when 2,531 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Meagan
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Meagan GoodAmerican actress and producer, born 1981
- Meagan DuhamelCanadian pair skater, born 1985
- Meagan TandyAmerican actress and model, born 1985
- Meagan HolderActress, born 1984
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Questions
- What is the origin of the name Meagan?
- Meagan comes from Welsh.
- How popular is the name Meagan?
- In 2018, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Meagan, ranking 5,666th. Its peak was 2001, with 20 births.
- Is Meagan a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 41,619 US babies named Meagan since 1880 were girls.
- When was Meagan most popular?
- 1990 in the United States, when 2,531 babies were named Meagan, its highest rank at 126th.
- What name is Meagan a form of?
- Meagan is a form of Welsh.