Megan

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Megan is a Welsh feminine given name, originally a diminutive form of Margaret. Margaret is from the Greek μαργαρίτης, Latin margarīta, "pearl". Megan is one of the most popular Welsh-language names for women in Wales and England, and is commonly truncated to Meg.

From Wikipedia

Megan first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 1,585 babies (rank #14 that year). In 2024 it was given to 39 girls (rank #769). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Megan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Megan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

25,435

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,585

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Mad Men: Megan Calvet — Don's second wife

Famous people named Megan

Megan Foxfilm actor · b. 1986
Megan Rapinoeassociation football player · b. 1985
Megan Thee Stallionrapper · b. 1995
Megan Mullallyfilm actor · b. 1958
Megan Boonefilm actor · b. 1983

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	1,560	#15
1992	1,585	#14
1993	1,394	#15
1994	1,268	#15
1995	1,338	#14
1996	1,355	#11
1997	1,402	#7
1998	1,500	#7
1999	1,559	#5
2000	1,423	#6
2001	1,413	#7
2002	1,227	#7
2003	1,151	#7
2004	961	#11
2005	870	#16
2006	722	#21
2007	593	#40
2008	542	#46
2009	550	#42
2010	505	#46
2011	428	#57
2012	371	#68
2013	285	#103
2014	269	#107
2015	236	#131
2016	199	#145
2017	170	#170
2018	125	#250
2019	104	#303
2020	98	#320
2021	80	#392
2022	63	#467
2023	45	#635
2024	39	#769