Meagan comes from the Welsh tradition, meaning Pearl, precious gemstone.
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How popular is Meagan?
1990peak year
The name Meagan reached its peak in 1990, with 2,531 registrations (ranked #126). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1954, roughly 36 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #5858) today, averaging about 31 new babies per year. Meagan has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 41,619 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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