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How to Pronounce Maygan

Pronounced MAY-gun /ˈmeɪ.ɡən/High

Meaning: Maygan is a modern phonetic respelling of Megan, the Welsh pet form of Margaret. Margaret descends from the Greek margarites, meaning 'pearl', so Maygan shares that gem-bright meaning while spelling the first syllable to match its 'may' sound.Medium

In 30 seconds: Maygan is a phonetic respelling of Megan — the Welsh pet form of Margaret, 'pearl' (said 'MAY-gun').

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Origin MediumWelsh, Greek

MeaningMaygan is a modern phonetic respelling of Megan, the Welsh pet form of Margaret. Margaret descends from the Greek margarites, meaning 'pearl', so Maygan shares that gem-bright meaning while spelling the first syllable to match its 'may' sound.

U.S. rank (2016)#17937 ↘ Falling

2016 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1997

Total births (all-time)≈ 612

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Maygan respells Megan, the Welsh diminutive of Marged, the Welsh form of Margaret. That parent name comes from the Greek margarites, 'pearl', by way of Latin and French, giving a long and lustrous history behind the modern spelling. Maygan simply writes the first syllable to look the way it sounds.

It appeared in the record around 1976 amid Megan's great rise, reached a faint high point around 1997, and receded as the whole Megan cluster cooled after the two-thousands. A Maygan today is most likely a millennial; the spelling reads as a personal variant of a much-loved name.

Did you know? Megan grew so popular in the nineteen-eighties and nineties that dozens of respellings sprang up — Meagan, Meghan, Maygan — as parents chased a personal spin on a favorite sound; Maygan stayed among the rarest of them.

Overall data confidence 60%

References — Maygan — respelling of Megan / Margaret 'pearl'

Variations

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Nicknames

MayMeg

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Maygan mean?

Maygan is a respelling of Megan, the Welsh pet form of Margaret, from the Greek for 'pearl'.

How do you pronounce Maygan?

It's said MAY-gun /ˈmeɪ.ɡən/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Maygan a boy or girl name?

Maygan is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Maygan?

Maygan has always been rare, one of the many respellings of Megan that appeared as that name peaked.