Megan

“Variant of Margaret — Pearl” — Ancient Greek, via Latin and Old French origin

Girl's name · #889 in the US (2025) · 80s

Megan's best rank, #10, came in 1985; it has stepped well back to #889 today. Roughly 440,000 girls have been named Megan since 1922. Megan's short forms are Meg and Meggie. A popular twin pairing with Megan is Madison for a girl.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,900 girls in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 2,400 girls in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 3,800 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 30 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Megans

Megan Fox — American actress and model (born 1986)
Megan Rapinoe — American soccer player
Megan Thee Stallion — American rapper, singer and songwriter
Megan Mullally — American actress
Megan Boone — American actress

In stories & tradition

Megan (Meg Griffin) — Family Guy
Megan Donner — CSI: Miami
Megan Wheeler — Law & Order

What Megans become

Among 1,054 notable people named Megan:

Sports figures appear 2.18× more often than among typical names — e.g. Megan Rapinoe, American soccer player.

Similar names: Meghan · Amber · Melissa · Tiffany · Jillian · Katie

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