Entry № 1620 · Welsh origin

Meghan Meghan — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ MEG-an /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Welsh
Meaning
"Pearl (Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 800
First recorded
Modern (Welsh)

A name that means "pearl (meghan markle, duchess of sussex)".

Meghan is a Welsh variant of Megan — the Welsh diminutive of Margaret, from the Greek margarites (pearl). **Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (born Rachel Meghan Markle, 1981)** — **American actress and former working royal; her 2018 wedding to Prince Harry — the first American to marry into the British royal family in modern times and the first biracial member of the senior royal family — was watched by an estimated 1.9 billion people globally**. **Northwestern grad; *Suits* actress 2011-2017**. **Founded The Tig lifestyle blog (2014-2017) and the As Ever lifestyle brand (2025)**. **Together with Prince Harry stepped back from senior royal duties in January 2020 — the "Megxit" event drew unprecedented global news coverage**. **Their 2021 Oprah interview drew 49 million worldwide viewers**. **Meghan Trainor (born 1993)** — American singer; *All About That Bass* (2014, US #1).

Subject of countless royal histories.

Pearl. Duchess of Sussex since 2018; her wedding watched by 1.9 billion globally.

The name in its native script.

Meghan
Transliteration
Meghan
Pronunciation
/ ˈmɛɡ.ən /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Meghan stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 800 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 23 in 1985
Babies named Meghan · last year
340 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1971
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · #23 NOW · #800

Meghans before her.

Real people
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
American Duchess and former royal.
born 1981
Meghan Trainor
American singer.
born 1993
In fiction
Meghan
Various American TV.

Names connected to Meghan.

The number behind Meghan.

1

The Pioneer

Meghan reduces to one — the number of Duchess of Sussex.

Why families chose this name.

"Sussex's pearl. Six letters. Meghan."
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