Is Meggan a boy or girl name?

Meggan is a girl’s name. Of the 2,927 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Meggan

Recorded 1957–2013 · United States

Meggan was most popular in 1985, when 185 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,478 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,927 people named Meggan.

Meggan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Meggan’s peak in 1985. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Meggan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Meggan is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,927 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Meggan

Where Meggan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org