Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: WelshMegan 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 Megan 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 7 | #4,304 |
| 1923 | 13 | #2,682 |
| 1924 | 7 | #4,305 |
| 1926 | 5 | #5,369 |
| 1927 | 7 | #4,139 |
| 1930 | 5 | #5,021 |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,736 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,648 |
| 1934 | 8 | #3,366 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,643 |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,607 |
| 1939 | 6 | #4,106 |
| 1940 | 9 | #3,128 |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,760 |
| 1943 | 21 | #1,930 |
| 1944 | 16 | #2,259 |
| 1945 | 24 | #1,729 |
| 1946 | 22 | #2,006 |
| 1947 | 29 | #1,810 |
| 1948 | 28 | #1,806 |
| 1949 | 30 | #1,759 |
| 1950 | 61 | #1,190 |
| 1951 | 86 | #1,007 |
| 1952 | 119 | #844 |
| 1953 | 156 | #729 |
| 1954 | 153 | #752 |
| 1955 | 198 | #665 |
| 1956 | 197 | #684 |
| 1957 | 258 | #609 |
| 1958 | 301 | #565 |
| 1959 | 358 | #515 |
| 1960 | 364 | #506 |
| 1961 | 402 | #484 |
| 1962 | 391 | #491 |
| 1963 | 432 | #469 |
| 1964 | 512 | #433 |
| 1965 | 608 | #370 |
| 1966 | 655 | #354 |
| 1967 | 709 | #328 |
| 1968 | 813 | #309 |
| 1969 | 1,031 | #276 |
| 1970 | 1,268 | #246 |
| 1971 | 1,500 | #199 |
| 1972 | 1,587 | #180 |
| 1973 | 2,021 | #141 |
| 1974 | 2,818 | #105 |
| 1975 | 4,192 | #69 |
| 1976 | 4,464 | #62 |
| 1977 | 5,320 | #54 |
| 1978 | 5,897 | #41 |
| 1979 | 8,293 | #31 |
| 1980 | 9,134 | #30 |
| 1981 | 8,966 | #33 |
| 1982 | 9,518 | #34 |
| 1983 | 14,124 | #21 |
| 1984 | 16,984 | #11 |
| 1985 | 20,012 | #10 |
| 1986 | 18,591 | #11 |
| 1987 | 17,823 | #12 |
| 1988 | 18,570 | #12 |
| 1989 | 19,780 | #11 |
| 1990 | 20,259 | #11 |
| 1991 | 19,278 | #11 |
| 1992 | 17,842 | #10 |
| 1993 | 16,385 | #11 |
| 1994 | 16,580 | #10 |
| 1995 | 15,530 | #13 |
| 1996 | 14,770 | #12 |
| 1997 | 14,244 | #11 |
| 1998 | 13,256 | #13 |
| 1999 | 12,229 | #15 |
| 2000 | 11,436 | #18 |
| 2001 | 10,300 | #20 |
| 2002 | 9,210 | #22 |
| 2003 | 7,800 | #30 |
| 2004 | 6,687 | #36 |
| 2005 | 5,856 | #41 |
| 2006 | 4,945 | #60 |
| 2007 | 4,124 | #78 |
| 2008 | 3,416 | #100 |
| 2009 | 3,058 | #105 |
| 2010 | 2,406 | #131 |
| 2011 | 1,915 | #164 |
| 2012 | 1,561 | #199 |
| 2013 | 1,246 | #255 |
| 2014 | 1,064 | #306 |
| 2015 | 853 | #385 |
| 2016 | 750 | #432 |
| 2017 | 631 | #496 |
| 2018 | 565 | #549 |
| 2019 | 499 | #609 |
| 2020 | 453 | #640 |
| 2021 | 490 | #609 |
| 2022 | 399 | #731 |
| 2023 | 416 | #694 |
| 2024 | 369 | #761 |
