Is Meaghan a boy or girl name?
Meaghan was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 14,043 US babies named Meaghan were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Meaghan since 1955
- 14,043
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 744 babies
Boys and girls named Meaghan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 14 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 143 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,103 | 100% |
| 1980s | 7 | 5,342 | 99.9% |
| 1990s | 0 | 5,425 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,756 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 240 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,257 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,227 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,305 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,462 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,259 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,894 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,572 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,771 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,794 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,442 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,107 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,697 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,181 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,891 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,841 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,498 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,362 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 203 | #1,089 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 242 | #926 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 293 | #807 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 342 | #690 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 364 | #644 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 414 | #584 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 448 | #532 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 452 | #523 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 520 | #475 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 634 | #397 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 564 | #442 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 628 | #406 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 679 | #378 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 722 | #367 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,690 | 737 | #348 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 643 | #375 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 652 | #364 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 744 | #325 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 633 | #368 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 514 | #414 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 462 | #446 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 276 | #647 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 340 | #548 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 341 | #546 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 302 | #596 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 251 | #647 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,136 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,267 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,238 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,626 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,520 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,909 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,990 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,794 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,189 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,762 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,834 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,680 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,366 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,464 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,338 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,714 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,990 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,521 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,415 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Meaghan reached #6,690 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #325 in 1986. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Meaghan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.