Meighan

MAY-uhn /ˈmeɪən/
girl 2 syllables fading

Meighan is a rare variant of Meghan that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.

Meighan is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2003. Meighan was first reported in SSA data in 1965 and peaked in 1988 (43 births).

About the name Meighan

PronunciationMAY-uhn /ˈmeɪən/
43peak births 1988
1965first in SSA data

Names similar to Meighan

How popular is Meighan?

Girls named Meighan
196519701980199020002003
Girls named Meighan per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1965–2003 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2003) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Meighan total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200355#17,457
200155#17,031
200099#10,445
19991313#7,549
19981313#7,388
19977—#11,647
199611—#7,931
199515—#6,161
199414—#6,540
199322—#4,612
199221—#4,798
199129—#3,690
199021—#4,627
198927—#3,751
198843—#2,514
198720—#4,218
198615—#5,116
198514—#5,239
198414—#5,121
198312—#5,686
198217—#4,465
198118—#4,271
198011—#6,178
197922—#3,622
197823—#3,344
197717—#4,167
197615—#4,275
197521—#3,358
197410—#5,616
197310—#5,434
19729—#5,766
197117—#3,745
19705—#8,833
19696—#7,155
196811—#4,392
19677—#5,835
19669—#4,737
19656—#6,264