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Meaghan

100% girls · last recorded 2020

Meaghan has been given to about 14,043 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1986, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 13,731
Median age today36 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Meaghan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1986 · 744
  • Born in 20250
  • All time14,043

How popular is Meaghan?

Its best year was 1986, when 744 babies were given the name, ranking 325th. The typical living American called Meaghan is about 36 years old today.

Names that sound like Meaghan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Meghan0.92
  2. Megan0.78
  3. Meagan0.79
  4. Jean0.70
  5. Reagan0.67
  6. Teagan0.67
  7. Keagan0.67
  8. Regan0.64

Middle names for Meaghan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Meaghan Eve0.80
  2. Meaghan Elizabeth0.78
  3. Meaghan Josephine0.78
  4. Meaghan Anne0.78
  5. Meaghan Rose0.77
  6. Meaghan Louise0.77

Sibling names for Meaghan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.89
  2. Bethanysister · 0.86
  3. Angelicasister · 0.85
  4. Caseyeither · 0.83
  5. Dariusbrother · 0.83
  6. Alvarobrother · 0.82

Where Meaghan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Meaghan Anderson0.74
    2. Meaghan White0.72
    3. Meaghan Reyes0.72
    4. Meaghan Lee0.72
    5. Meaghan Hill0.72
    6. Meaghan Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Meaghan

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.