Meghann
Megan is a Welsh feminine given name, originally a diminutive form of Margaret. Margaret is from the Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs), Latin margarīta, "pearl". Megan is one of the most popular Welsh-language names for women in Wales and England, and is commonly truncated to Meg.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Meghann
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Megan is a Welsh feminine given name, originally a diminutive form of Margaret. Margaret is from the Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs), Latin margarīta, "pearl". Megan is one of the most popular Welsh-language names for women in Wales and England, and is commonly truncated to Meg.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Meghann
American parents first put Meghann on the record books as a baby girl name in 1977, with 53 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 374 Meghanns were born — ranking #517 that year. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 54% of all recorded Meghanns. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2012 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 4K Meghanns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Meghann
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About the name Meghann
Meghann is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Meghann's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #517. Use the chart and map above to compare Meghann'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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