Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Meggan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,927
- 0 boys · 2,927 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 185 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 9 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 185 in 1985. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,713 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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