Megan
A girls’ name of Welsh origin, meaning pearl; a form of margaret.
Babies a year
624
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#889
down from #761
UK popularity
#816
44 babies
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 |
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. Its US peak was 20,256 in 1990.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Megan was most common in 1985, when it went to 1.08% of American babies of that sex.
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