Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
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
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Meagan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 6 | #5,534 |
| 1956 | 5 | #6,562 |
| 1958 | 6 | #5,873 |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,886 |
| 1960 | 9 | #4,661 |
| 1961 | 6 | #6,328 |
| 1962 | 11 | #4,186 |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,691 |
| 1964 | 16 | #3,334 |
| 1965 | 20 | #2,799 |
| 1966 | 20 | #2,813 |
| 1967 | 27 | #2,359 |
| 1968 | 39 | #1,929 |
| 1969 | 53 | #1,658 |
| 1970 | 64 | #1,539 |
| 1971 | 64 | #1,539 |
| 1972 | 69 | #1,428 |
| 1973 | 90 | #1,196 |
| 1974 | 164 | #819 |
| 1975 | 230 | #664 |
| 1976 | 283 | #581 |
| 1977 | 380 | #499 |
| 1978 | 386 | #501 |
| 1979 | 476 | #434 |
| 1980 | 732 | #329 |
| 1981 | 841 | #289 |
| 1982 | 837 | #292 |
| 1983 | 1,190 | #213 |
| 1984 | 1,677 | #165 |
| 1985 | 2,204 | #133 |
| 1986 | 2,244 | #123 |
| 1987 | 2,003 | #136 |
| 1988 | 2,055 | #141 |
| 1989 | 2,465 | #120 |
| 1990 | 2,531 | #126 |
| 1991 | 2,424 | #130 |
| 1992 | 1,958 | #157 |
| 1993 | 1,926 | #163 |
| 1994 | 1,788 | #169 |
| 1995 | 1,462 | #203 |
| 1996 | 1,503 | #193 |
| 1997 | 1,286 | #233 |
| 1998 | 1,179 | #263 |
| 1999 | 1,050 | #293 |
| 2000 | 858 | #355 |
| 2001 | 712 | #408 |
| 2002 | 638 | #452 |
| 2003 | 589 | #491 |
| 2004 | 473 | #596 |
| 2005 | 420 | #663 |
| 2006 | 371 | #745 |
| 2007 | 335 | #849 |
| 2008 | 253 | #1,036 |
| 2009 | 187 | #1,299 |
| 2010 | 153 | #1,476 |
| 2011 | 145 | #1,522 |
| 2012 | 119 | #1,740 |
| 2013 | 106 | #1,894 |
| 2014 | 89 | #2,149 |
| 2015 | 71 | #2,543 |
| 2016 | 57 | #2,954 |
| 2017 | 47 | #3,371 |
| 2018 | 40 | #3,772 |
| 2019 | 23 | #5,557 |
| 2020 | 18 | #6,533 |
| 2021 | 17 | #6,878 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8,864 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8,788 |
| 2024 | 11 | #9,321 |
