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 1999 and has been recorded in 24 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2023 with 141 babies (rank #168 that year). In 2024 it was given to 115 girls (rank #192). The name has been rising 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.

1,484

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

141

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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Names ranked near Megan in 2024

Other girls' names starting with M

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	18	#637
2000	91	#253
2001	79	#269
2002	34	#464
2003	34	#449
2004	40	#432
2005	28	#540
2006	25	#576
2007	26	#576
2008	33	#515
2009	32	#524
2010	44	#426
2011	29	#548
2012	43	#423
2013	36	#453
2014	61	#331
2015	78	#286
2016	83	#268
2017	102	#239
2019	99	#223
2020	121	#186
2022	92	#226
2023	141	#168
2024	115	#192