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 ฮผฮฑฯฮณฮฑฯฮฏฯฮทฯ, Latin margarฤซta, "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 โ a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 141 | #268 |
| 1997 | 127 | #286 |
| 1998 | 173 | #238 |
| 1999 | 168 | #241 |
| 2000 | 162 | #246 |
| 2001 | 137 | #279 |
| 2002 | 111 | #327 |
| 2003 | 86 | #419 |
| 2004 | 84 | #429 |
| 2005 | 82 | #453 |
| 2006 | 58 | #588 |
| 2007 | 56 | #630 |
| 2008 | 67 | #571 |
| 2009 | 53 | #697 |
| 2010 | 46 | #798 |
| 2011 | 53 | #733 |
| 2012 | 48 | #807 |
| 2013 | 30 | #1,168 |
| 2014 | 33 | #1,087 |
| 2015 | 46 | #827 |
| 2016 | 42 | #890 |