girl's name

Meighan

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 599

Meighan is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2003 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1988, when 43 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1965.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Meighan over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2003, not a full ten years.

191
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Meighan by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 39
1970s 149
1980s 191
1990s 166
2000s (to 2003) 19

How popular is Meighan?

In 2003, Meighan was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Meighan is used

Canada #2,959 5 in 2001
United States #18,094 5 in 2003

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Meighan

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Meighan also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Meighan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Meighan

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Meighan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Meighan

How popular is the name Meighan?

In 2003, Meighan was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Meighan a girl's or a boy's name?

Meighan is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Meighan?

Meighan has 2 syllables.

When was Meighan most popular?

Meighan peaked in 1988, when 43 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.