Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Maigan isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maigan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 239
- 0 boys · 239 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2005. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 257 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maigan’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Maigan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Megan
Megan is used as a given name and a surname. Megan is connected with Meg and Margaret.
>99% girls
Maira
“star of the sea” · “from the sea of bitterness”
>99% girls
Meghan
Meghan is a feminine given name from Welsh.
>99% girls
Mai
“wheat”
>99% girls
Mayra
“star of the sea” · “from the sea of bitterness”
>99% girls
Misha
“who is like God?”
20% boys · 80% girls
Malorie
“an unlucky young woman; ill-fated” · “an unlucky young man; ill-fated”
>99% girls
Morgan
“circling the bright sea; a sea dweller”
22% boys · 78% girls