Meghan
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning pearl; a form of Margaret.
How Meghan has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2018 | #708 |
| 2019 | #736 |
| 2020 | #880 |
| 2021 | #986 |
Meghan by the numbers
In 2025, 12 babies in England and Wales were named Meghan. In the US, 162 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 4,667 babies in 1985, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Margaret
Like Meghan, each of these traces back to Margaret: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Maisiepearl; a form of Margaret966 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gretapearl; short form of Margaret463 in the US (2017)
- Marjoriepearl; a form of Margaret277 in the US (2017)
- Margopearl; a form of Margaret120 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maziepearl; a form of Margaret or Mazal124 in the US (2017)
- Gretchenpearl; diminutive of Margaret119 in the US (2017)
- Peggypearl; a form of Margaret73 in England and Wales (2025)
- Magalypearl; a form of Margaret58 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Meghan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean wealth
Like Meghan, 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 Meghan
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