Given name

Meghann

Meghann is a feminine given name from Welsh.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Meghann is a form of Megan. Megan comes from Welsh.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

Meghann through the years

Babies since 1880
3,788
0 boys · 3,788 girls
Most popular year
1979
374 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Meghann in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1977–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 374 in 1979. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,525 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.

Meghann’s family of names

In English usage, Meghann has a related form in Megan. In English usage, Meghann has a related form in Meghan.

Walk Meghann’s family in the name graph

MeghannMeganMeghanMeghanneMegghann

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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