Meghan

Girl name

Meghan has been given to 96,727 babies in the U.S. since 1952. It peaked in 1985.

Meaning & origin /ˈmɛɡən/

Origin: Welsh

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

96,727

Peak year

1985 (4,682 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1952

10-year trend

▼ -58%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Meghan Trainor

American singer-songwriter (born 1993)

Meghan Ory

Canadian actress

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Meghan.

97,937 babies since 1934

98,788 babies since 1936

100,665 babies since 1892

101,086 babies since 1915

101,731 babies since 1895

102,025 babies since 1896

91,371 babies since 1880

102,295 babies since 1949

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