Is Meighan a boy or girl name?

Meighan is a girl’s name. Of the 564 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Meighan

Recorded 1965–2003 · United States

Meighan was most popular in 1988, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,967 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 564 people named Meighan.

Meighan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Meighan’s peak in 1988. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Meighan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Meighan is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 564 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.

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