NameTides

Meghan

Meghan was the #1,902 girls' name in the US in 2025 (102 babies), and #2,278 in England & Wales and #1,495 in Canada.

Meghan as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Meghan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaUSEngland & Wales
Meghan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,902 (102)#2,278 (12)——#885 (3)#1,495 (16)
2024#1,446 (152)#2,001 (14)———#1,833 (12)
2023#1,164 (207)#1,863 (15)——#555 (6)#1,108 (22)
2022#1,120 (219)#1,685 (17)#760 (3)—#559 (6)#927 (28)
2021#987 (262)#1,286 (25)——#586 (6)#974 (28)
2020#880 (304)#710 (52)#636 (4)#397 (3)#255 (17)#613 (47)
2019#733 (385)#641 (61)#406 (8)—#362 (11)#523 (60)
2018#707 (412)#431 (101)#348 (10)#218 (8)#235 (20)#401 (81)
2017#1,387 (166)#797 (49)#289 (13)#190 (10)#301 (15)#732 (39)
2016#1,217 (202)#881 (42)#453 (7)#306 (5)#419 (10)#847 (32)
2015#1,082 (242)#819 (46)#361 (10)#358 (4)#532 (7)#700 (41)
2014#1,156 (214)#1,070 (33)#681 (4)—#876 (3)#825 (33)
2013#1,073 (230)#1,148 (30)#564 (5)#440 (3)#540 (7)#546 (55)
2012#883 (301)#801 (48)#426 (8)#268 (7)#435 (10)#604 (48)
2011#735 (376)#721 (53)#287 (14)#277 (6)#437 (10)#534 (57)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1985 at #63.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1952.

How common is it?

about 1 in 16,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 16,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Meghan is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 18,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 14,000 to 1 in 23,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Meghan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,526NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,036NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,948CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,790TXFlorida: #768FL
Meghan (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#7745

Meghan (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MeghanCanadaGirls#1,49516
MeghanEngland & WalesGirls#2,27812
MeghanIrelandGirls#8853
MeghanNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MeghanScotlandGirls—too few
MeghanUSGirls#1,902102
MeghanUSBoys—too few