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How popular is the name Meaghan?
Births per year, rank history and how many Meaghans are alive today.
Meaghan (female), a spelling of Megan, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2014 (ranked 4684th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 1998, when 19 babies were given the name, the 1076th most popular that year.
Across all spellings of the name, the Megan you are most likely to meet is around 27 years old. Half of all Megans born in England and Wales are between 22 and 33, and there are at least 100,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 27% chance that at least one of them will be called Megan.
How many babies are named Meaghan each year?
Includes all spellings: Meaghan, Megan, Meghan. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Meaghan spelling rank?
Where does the Megan spelling rank?
Where does the Meghan spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Meaghan most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Megan, peaked in 1999, when 6,619 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Meaghan spelling itself peaked in 1998, with 19 babies.
How many people are called Meaghan?
At least 100,000 people named Meaghan in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Meaghan?
Most living Meaghans are between 22 and 33; the most common age is about 27.
Is Meaghan becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.