Meg as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Meg

The baby name Meg is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /mɛɡ/ (MEG).

Gender: Female

Syllables: 1.0

Pronunciation: /mɛɡ/ (MEG)

What is the meaning of the name Meg ?

The baby name Meg is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /mɛɡ/ (MEG).

Meg is in Origin.

Meg is an English diminutive of Margaret, ultimately from Greek margarites “pearl,” via Latin Margarita and Old French Marguerite. In England and Scotland, Meg appears in records from the late Middle Ages as a familiar pet form, often used alongside Maggie and Peg/Peggy. The nickname began to stand on its own as a given name by the late 19th century and gained broader independent use in the 20th century. Its core meaning remains “pearl,” linked to both the gemstone and the flower name Marguerite.

Variants and related forms include Meggie, Megs, and the Margaret family: Maggie, Peggy/Peg, Maisie, Rita, Greta, Gretchen, Daisy, Margot, and Welsh Megan. Cultural touchstones have kept Meg in view, notably Meg March in Little Women and Meg Murry in A Wrinkle in Time, as well as public figures such as actress Meg Ryan.

Meg has the following similar or variant Names

Meg – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Girls	2019	#1	—	902
BN		0	#32	1	2,297
MV	Girls	0	#35	1	2,021
ID		0	#39	1	2,238
MT		0	#43	1	1,767
MO		0	#52	1	2,706
CY		0	#60	1	1,632
LU		0	#66	1	2,830
PH		0	#73	24	5,607
JP		0	#74	4	4,057
AO		0	#77	1	2,729
BG		0	#81	2	1,799
TW		0	#83	18	4,523
QA		0	#100	7	7,011
GE	Girls	0	#107	2	1,564
BN	Girls	0	#113	2	5,459
OM		0	#113	9	6,215
KW		0	#121	1	5,216
CY	Girls	0	#125	1	3,755
GR		0	#135	1	3,911
MU		0	#135	3	3,613
PA		0	#138	1	3,797
BN	Boys	0	#139	1	6,332
BW	Girls	0	#151	1	4,216
CR		0	#158	8	5,526
PR	Girls	0	#167	1	3,171
HU	Boys	0	#173	2	3,954
SI	Girls	0	#177	1	2,769
Sweden	Girls	2021	#181	3	1,666
AE		0	#185	3	10,220
LU	Girls	0	#189	2	4,850
BD		0	#201	27	5,992
PL		0	#204	9	2,600
DK		0	#206	1	5,198
AL	Girls	0	#207	16	4,141
JP	Girls	0	#210	36	6,592
SI	Boys	0	#211	1	3,402
AO	Girls	0	#215	3	4,575
HU	Girls	0	#224	2	3,308
BG	Girls	0	#231	1	3,559
BD	Girls	0	#232	157	8,413
MO	Boys	0	#232	3	5,842
TW	Girls	0	#234	43	8,139
GH		0	#246	3	5,396
GR	Girls	0	#249	1	6,293
PT		0	#249	2	4,161
NG		0	#251	14	5,926
MO	Girls	0	#256	8	7,056
PH	Girls	0	#270	122	13,098
JM	Girls	0	#272	7	7,507
GR	Boys	0	#273	1	6,912
SG		0	#277	6	11,010
QA	Girls	0	#284	33	15,378
JM	Boys	0	#292	2	6,876
HR	Girls	0	#293	2	3,687
GH	Girls	0	#296	29	6,973
KZ	Boys	0	#296	1	6,578
PL	Girls	0	#300	55	5,096
AL	Boys	0	#302	2	5,122
Canada	Girls	2014	#304	5	2,797
SA		0	#304	9	10,560
MY		0	#320	11	12,352
DK	Girls	0	#326	4	7,429
MU	Girls	0	#327	25	8,539
CN	Boys	0	#331	1	9,639
DK	Boys	0	#332	1	7,401
CN	Girls	0	#333	17	8,829
HK		0	#333	16	8,483
BR		0	#336	10	5,969
JO	Girls	0	#338	2	7,570
PL	Boys	0	#340	1	6,459
CZ	Girls	0	#348	4	5,378
GH	Boys	0	#361	1	8,138
MU	Boys	0	#367	3	8,477
OM	Girls	0	#371	26	15,987
PH	Boys	0	#373	11	11,440
JO	Boys	0	#387	3	7,057
NG	Girls	0	#399	523	15,093
France	Girls	2017	#401	4	3,248
BO		0	#408	1	6,868
EG		0	#411	2	6,387
ZA		0	#411	37	14,421
Germany		0	#428	10	2,542
PT	Girls	0	#433	19	7,952
MX		0	#441	5	8,339
AR	Boys	0	#482	2	7,628
RU	Girls	0	#485	14	11,913
CR	Girls	0	#495	38	11,342
KW	Girls	0	#495	21	19,177
AE	Girls	0	#496	58	20,968
PA	Boys	0	#505	1	9,305
CO		0	#509	2	7,768
BD	Boys	0	#512	65	10,045
PA	Girls	0	#514	5	9,861
SG	Girls	0	#519	68	18,916
RU	Boys	0	#523	4	12,621
IQ	Girls	0	#525	1	11,303
BH		0	#533	21	17,937
UY	Girls	0	#533	4	6,731
HK	Girls	0	#538	78	16,104
IR	Girls	0	#540	6	8,334
GT	Girls	0	#541	1	7,500
PS	Girls	0	#542	6	10,981
CM	Girls	0	#552	9	11,671
HK	Boys	0	#554	4	12,905
LY		0	#556	4	12,703
PS	Boys	0	#560	2	10,655
IR	Boys	0	#563	3	10,162
CM	Boys	0	#575	1	12,054
AR	Girls	0	#623	8	8,289
IL	Boys	0	#625	1	10,983
IL	Girls	0	#639	7	11,648
BO	Girls	0	#645	7	9,488
IN	Girls	0	#649	6	13,121
LB		0	#683	8	13,263
IT		0	#691	24	4,183
QA	Boys	0	#694	14	18,093
IQ	Boys	0	#697	1	13,071
Finland	Girls	2026	#726	13	3,895
SG	Boys	0	#735	5	17,960
KW	Boys	0	#759	11	18,755
SY		0	#763	5	11,684
BR	Boys	0	#779	7	12,213
Germany	Girls	0	#812	27	4,949
TN		0	#820	10	13,765
BR	Girls	0	#835	107	12,708
EG	Boys	0	#840	47	15,035
CL	Girls	0	#842	10	14,098
SA	Girls	0	#847	89	25,931
OM	Boys	0	#858	24	17,948
United States	Girls	2022	#898	6	8,739
MY	Girls	0	#910	85	24,821
NL	Girls	0	#915	41	5,933
PE	Boys	0	#925	2	14,506
PE	Girls	0	#931	13	14,861
NG	Boys	0	#937	15	16,906
Spain	Girls	0	#942	42	5,561
EG	Girls	0	#944	16	14,742
CO	Boys	0	#980	2	15,656
ZA	Girls	0	#1,010	132	25,928
MX	Boys	0	#1,031	3	16,355
IN	Boys	0	#1,035	5	16,750
AE	Boys	0	#1,074	19	22,615
MY	Boys	0	#1,093	19	25,439
MA		0	#1,118	11	20,986
DZ		0	#1,121	56	20,130
MX	Girls	0	#1,143	41	17,781
CO	Girls	0	#1,145	8	16,140
IT	Girls	0	#1,174	274	9,415
TR		0	#1,193	19	19,440
ZA	Boys	0	#1,268	5	25,619
IT	Boys	0	#1,449	23	10,046
SA	Boys	0	#1,514	101	28,008

Meg is popular in 77 countries — most recent births per country:

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