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 Meghan 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 6 | #5,333 |
| 1954 | 7 | #4,996 |
| 1955 | 9 | #4,272 |
| 1956 | 7 | #5,154 |
| 1957 | 8 | #4,785 |
| 1958 | 14 | #3,332 |
| 1959 | 51 | #1,530 |
| 1960 | 33 | #2,000 |
| 1961 | 39 | #1,857 |
| 1962 | 47 | #1,664 |
| 1963 | 74 | #1,286 |
| 1964 | 79 | #1,243 |
| 1965 | 85 | #1,163 |
| 1966 | 106 | #996 |
| 1967 | 119 | #939 |
| 1968 | 143 | #856 |
| 1969 | 233 | #656 |
| 1970 | 381 | #516 |
| 1971 | 346 | #530 |
| 1972 | 441 | #436 |
| 1973 | 503 | #399 |
| 1974 | 609 | #355 |
| 1975 | 821 | #292 |
| 1976 | 865 | #270 |
| 1977 | 1,142 | #216 |
| 1978 | 1,680 | #164 |
| 1979 | 2,571 | #121 |
| 1980 | 2,692 | #114 |
| 1981 | 2,615 | #116 |
| 1982 | 2,733 | #110 |
| 1983 | 3,888 | #75 |
| 1984 | 4,505 | #65 |
| 1985 | 4,670 | #63 |
| 1986 | 3,869 | #71 |
| 1987 | 3,771 | #78 |
| 1988 | 3,609 | #81 |
| 1989 | 3,856 | #80 |
| 1990 | 3,695 | #91 |
| 1991 | 3,703 | #94 |
| 1992 | 3,595 | #91 |
| 1993 | 3,401 | #93 |
| 1994 | 3,227 | #100 |
| 1995 | 2,963 | #112 |
| 1996 | 2,773 | #113 |
| 1997 | 2,868 | #113 |
| 1998 | 2,697 | #121 |
| 1999 | 2,578 | #127 |
| 2000 | 2,514 | #134 |
| 2001 | 2,024 | #159 |
| 2002 | 1,862 | #174 |
| 2003 | 1,695 | #194 |
| 2004 | 1,557 | #217 |
| 2005 | 1,219 | #271 |
| 2006 | 1,021 | #322 |
| 2007 | 878 | #373 |
| 2008 | 694 | #455 |
| 2009 | 621 | #494 |
| 2010 | 516 | #567 |
| 2011 | 376 | #736 |
| 2012 | 301 | #883 |
| 2013 | 230 | #1,077 |
| 2014 | 214 | #1,159 |
| 2015 | 242 | #1,083 |
| 2016 | 202 | #1,221 |
| 2017 | 165 | #1,396 |
| 2018 | 412 | #708 |
| 2019 | 385 | #735 |
| 2020 | 304 | #880 |
| 2021 | 262 | #989 |
| 2022 | 219 | #1,124 |
| 2023 | 206 | #1,170 |
| 2024 | 152 | #1,446 |
