How popular is the name Meghan?

Meghan ranks 371st among girls' names in US records, with 96,630 births since 1952. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,554.

Is Meghan a unisex name?

No. Meghan is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1985, when 4,670 children were given the name. It has been in use for 73 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#371 of girl names

Pronounced M EH1 G AH0 N (ARPABET)

Meghan is a girls' name, and first appears in 1952. It has been given to 96,630 children — the 371st most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 58% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1985, when 4,670 children were given it.

1985Girls: 4,670Boys: 13

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Meghan?: Meghan ranks 371st among girls' names in US records, with 96,630 births since 1952. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,554.
Is Meghan a unisex name?: No. Meghan is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Meghan most popular?: 1985, when 4,670 children were given the name. It has been in use for 73 years and is still recorded as of 2024.