Megan: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced MEG-uhn · 2 syllables

Borrowed from Welsh Megan, cognate with English Margaret, ultimately from an Indo-Iranian source.

How popular is Megan?

Megan was the #887 name in the US in 2025, given to 301 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 71% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1980.

Babies named Megan in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1980).

Half of US adults named Megan are older than 36; most are between 22 and 50. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Megan have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Megan is pronounced MEG-uhn.

Megan was the #887 name in the US in 2025, given to 301 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 71% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1980.

Half of US adults named Megan are older than 36. Most are between 22 and 50.