Meghan

Variation of Megan
"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: This is one of the most tenacious and confusing.

But with the ascendance of British Prince Harry's wife Meghan Markle, Meghan with an h (after the g and before the a) has become more familiar and -- for a few years, at least -- more popular.

# 986 in the US

Meghan Rank in US Top 1000

Meghan Popularity

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

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