Given name
Meghana
“resembling a cloud”
Meghana is a variant of Megha. One Indian interpretation is “resembling a cloud.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Meghana is a variant of Megha. One Indian interpretation is “resembling a cloud.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Meghana is a variant of Megha. An origin associated with Megha is Indian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Meghana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 971
- 0 boys · 971 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 65 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,457 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −61%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,457 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 65 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,862 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.
Meghana’s family of names
Meghana has a related form in Megha.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Meghana
- Meghana Jakkampudibadminton playerborn 1995
- Meghana GaonkarIndian actressborn 1980
- Meghana LokeshIndian T.V and Film Actressborn 1994
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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