Meegan
Meegan is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Meegan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Meegan is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Meegan
Meegan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1954, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 61 Meegans were born — ranking #1,603 that year. As of 2026, Meegan ranks #16,866 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 979 Meegans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Meegan
Meegan is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 979 births in the dataset. Meegan's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #1,603. Use the chart and map above to compare Meegan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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