The first name Meggan
A girl’s name from Welsh.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Welsh origin
A female given name from Welsh, a rare nonstandard 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
Meggan last appeared in the official list in 2009, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1999, with 11 births (#1,557).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Meggan with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Meggan at birth, 1880–2025
In 2013, 9 girls born in the United States were named Meggan, the 11,652nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1985, when 185 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.
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Questions
- What is the origin of the name Meggan?
- Meggan comes from Welsh.
- How popular is the name Meggan?
- In 2009, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Meggan, ranking 5,556th. Its peak was 1999, with 11 births.
- Is Meggan a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,927 US babies named Meggan since 1880 were girls.
- When was Meggan most popular?
- 1985 in the United States, when 185 babies were named Meggan, its highest rank at 869th.
- What name is Meggan a form of?
- Meggan is a form of Welsh.