Meaghan
Meaghan was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 325th with 744 babies. More babies were named Meaghan in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- Not rankedgirls
- Babies in 2025
- 0girls
- Girls and boys
- No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1986744 babies
- Total since 1880
- 14,043babies recorded
Meaghan popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 7 since 1989.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — |
| 2020 | #8,262 | 13 |
| 2010 | #3,107 | 54 |
| 2000 | #690 | 342 |
| 1990 | #367 | 722 |
| 1980 | #546 | 341 |
| 1970 | #1,794 | 50 |
| 1960 | #6,992 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Meaghan, counting every spelling?
Meaghan has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How old are people named Meaghan?
About 13,700 people born in the US named Meaghan are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 30 and 41. That makes Meaghan mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Meaghan by state
How common Meaghan was among girls born in each state in 1984–1988, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (7.8×), Rhode Island (6.7×), New Hampshire (5.5×), Maine (4.6×), Connecticut (2.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Iowa, Mississippi, South Carolina.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Meaghan: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Meaghan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Meaghan
How popular is the name Meaghan?
Meaghan was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 325th with 744 babies. More babies were named Meaghan in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Meaghan a boy or girl name?
No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 14,036 girls and 7 boys.
Where was Meaghan most popular?
In 1984–1988, Meaghan was most common in Massachusetts (2.88 per 1,000 girls), followed by Rhode Island and New Hampshire.