The first name Meaghan
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
Meaghan last appeared in the official list in 2014, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 1998, with 19 births (#1,076).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Meaghan with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Meaghan at birth, 1880–2025
In 2020, 13 girls born in the United States were named Meaghan, the 8,262nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1986, when 744 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 Meaghan
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Meaghan Jette MartinAmerican musician and actor, born 1992
- Meaghan RathCanadian actress, born 1986
- Meaghan BenfeitoCanadian diver, born 1989
- Meaghan Mikkelson ReidCanadian ice hockey player, born 1985
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Questions
- What is the origin of the name Meaghan?
- Meaghan comes from Welsh.
- How popular is the name Meaghan?
- In 2014, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Meaghan, ranking 4,684th. Its peak was 1998, with 19 births.
- Is Meaghan a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 14,043 US babies named Meaghan since 1880 were girls.
- When was Meaghan most popular?
- 1986 in the United States, when 744 babies were named Meaghan, its highest rank at 325th.
- What name is Meaghan a form of?
- Meaghan is a form of Welsh.