Megan
A girls’ name of Welsh origin, meaning pearl; a form of margaret.
How Megan has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #385 |
| 2016 | #432 |
| 2017 | #496 |
| 2018 | #547 |
| 2019 | #609 |
| 2020 | #639 |
| 2021 | #610 |
| 2022 | #729 |
| 2023 | #694 |
| 2024 | #761 |
| 2025 | #889 |
Megan by the numbers
In 2025, 44 babies in England and Wales were named Megan. In the US, 624 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 20,256 babies in 1990, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1985, about 1 in 92 American girls born that year was called Megan.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Megan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean wealth
Like Megan, each of these has wealth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Maddoxfortunate, beneficent; son of Madoc3,119 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Margaretpearl; precious gem2,242 in the US (2017)
- Maggiepearl; a form of Margaret271 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gemmagem or jewel1,241 in the US (2017)
- Margotpearl1,230 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Megan
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