Meghan

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Variation of Megan, Welsh

"pearl"

Meghan Origin and Meaning

The name Meghan is a girl's name meaning "pearl".

Megan was one of the first trendy names to spawn lots of spelling variations and this form of the name is less popular than its streamlined counterpart, but nevertheless familiar to those in the English speaking world. A variant of Margaret, the name was rarely heard outside of Wales before the mid-20th century.

The form entered the US Top 100 in the '80s, where it remained until the mid-90s. By 2012, it had rapidly declined and was out of the Top 1000. With the ascendance of British Prince Harry's wife Meghan Markle however, this spelling had a brief resurgence. In 2018, the year of their marriage, it was one of the fastest rising names in both the US and the UK, though the following year saw it as one of the fastest falling.

Meghan Rank in US Top 1000

# 986 in the US

Popularity of the name Meghan

• 986 US 2021
• 1780 Nameberry 2020
• 170 Unique 2023
• 717 England 2020

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Famous People Named Meghan

• (Rachel) Meghan Markle Duchess of Sussex; wife of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
• Meghan Duggan American ice hockey player
• Meghan Marguerite McCain American blogger, TV cohost, and daughter of U.S. Senator John McCain
• Meghan Elizabeth Trainor American Singer
• Meghan Hughes Youtube vlogger
• Meghan Elizabeth Klingenberg American soccer player
• Meghan L. O'Sullivan American national security adviser
• Meghan Allen American model
• Meghan O'Rourke American poet
• Meghan Carey Black Canadian actress
• Meghan Collison Canadian actress
• Meghan Musnicki American Olympic rower
• Meghan Heffern Canadian actress
• Meghan Ory Canadian actress
• Meghan Agosta Marciano, Canadian ice hockey player
• Meghan Coleman daughter of actor Dabney Coleman
• Meghan Walsh daughter of John Walsh ("America's Most Wanted")
• Meghan McCarthy youtuber
• Meghan Rienks youtuber and actress
• Meghan Camarena youtuber known as Strawburry17

The name Meghan in Pop Culture

• Meghan Chase main character in the Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa
• Meghan Doyle character on TV's "The 4400"
• Meghan Chambler character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
• Meghan Ranger character in Lisa Mcmann's "The Unwanteds" series