Meghan
Meghan is a distinctive choice, ranked #2278 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Meghan in their class.
About the Name Meghan
Meghan has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 1291 places in five years. It was most popular in 1998 at #237 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Meghan is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Meghan in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #986, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Meghan
- Meghan Leathers — Meghan Leathers is an American actress.
- Meghan Heffern — Meghan Heffern is a Canadian actress.
- Meghan Hays — Meghan Hays is an American communications executive who was a special assistant to the president and director of message planning in the White House from 2021 to 2022.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Meghan
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Meghan
Almost certainly the only Meghan in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2021)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Meghan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Check another name
Enter any baby name to get UK and US popularity data, classroom predictions and trend charts.
🔮 Try the Name Checker 📚 Browse All NamesAbout the Name Meghan
Famous People Named Meghan
Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia