Mehgan
Feminine · “pearl”
Mehgan is Megan with an h after the e, a spelling that makes the first vowel look longer. It is two syllables, bright and familiar in sound.
How old is the name Mehgan?
Mehgan first appears in US birth records in 1976 — 49 years ago. The typical Mehgan alive today was born around 1989, making them about 36 years old. About 500 people named Mehgan are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Mehgan most popular?
Mehgan peaked in 1984, reaching #2677 nationally. See the whole 1984 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Margaret to Mehgan
The story of Mehgan
Megan came from Wales as a pet form of Margaret and became one of the most familiar American girls' names of its time, spelled Meghan, Meagan, Megan and Mehgan. This spelling puts its h after the e rather than after the g, which may have been meant to show a long vowel. No record says who first chose it.
Meaningscholars disagree
pearl, through Megan and Margaret
Megan is a Welsh pet form of Margaret, pearl. Mehgan is a spelling of it; no Welsh form has the h.
How the name formed
- Margaret
- Megan
- Mehgan
Related forms: Megan
Pronouncing Mehgan
MEE-gun
Most families say MEE-gun. Some say MAY-gun or MEG-un.
Nicknames for Mehgan
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1976
- Most girls named
- 198636 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2677reached in 1984
- Change vs 2006
- 0.0%6 in 2012, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Mehgan in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Megan in Welsh — same name
Mehgans among us
people named Mehgan are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Mehgan sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It sounds like a familiar name.
- Meg is a ready short form.
- People will write Meghan or Megan.
- The first vowel will be said three different ways.
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Frequently asked
- How many Mehgans are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Mehgan are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Mehgan in 2025?
- Mehgan is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Mehgan with classmates?
- Mehgan will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More M names
The most-given names starting with M, all years combined.
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