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Meagan

Meagan: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“pearl”
Origin
Welsh
Say it
MEE-gən · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Meagan is a variant spelling of Megan, a Welsh diminutive of Margaret. The underlying meaning comes from Margaret, ultimately from Greek margaritēs 'pearl'.

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How popular is Meagan?

20243.3 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Meagan in 202411

Peak year1989

Total US babies since 188041,619

Meagan is fading: recent use is about 13% of its level ten years before.

Names like Meagan

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Meagan questions

What does the name Meagan mean?

Meagan means "pearl". It comes from Welsh. Meagan is a variant spelling of Megan, a Welsh diminutive of Margaret. The underlying meaning comes from Margaret, ultimately from Greek margaritēs 'pearl'.

Is Meagan a boy or girl name?

Meagan is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Meagan?

11 US babies were named Meagan in 2024. Its peak year was 1989.

How do you pronounce Meagan?

Meagan is usually pronounced MEE-gən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.