Megan
#887 for girls in 2025, 301 births · Last seen for boys in 2014 at #10,717
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1985 · 20,013 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 34 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 440,065since 1922
Megan over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #887 | 301 | — | |
| 2024 | #762 | 369 | — | |
| 2023 | #694 | 417 | — | |
| 2022 | #730 | 399 | — | |
| 2021 | #609 | 490 | — | |
| 2020 | #640 | 453 | — | |
| 2019 | #608 | 499 | — | |
| 2018 | #547 | 565 | — | |
| 2017 | #496 | 631 | — | |
| 2016 | #432 | 751 | — | |
| 2015 | #385 | 855 | — | |
| 2014 | #305 | 1,064 | #10,717 | 6 |
| 2013 | #255 | 1,246 | — | |
| 2012 | #199 | 1,561 | — | |
| 2011 | #164 | 1,915 | — | |
| 2010 | #131 | 2,406 | — | |
| 2009 | #105 | 3,058 | #12,491 | 5 |
| 2008 | #100 | 3,416 | — | |
| 2007 | #78 | 4,124 | #8,173 | 9 |
| 2006 | #60 | 4,946 | #8,732 | 8 |
| 2005 | #41 | 5,856 | #10,151 | 6 |
| 2004 | #36 | 6,687 | #2,887 | 35 |
| 2003 | #30 | 7,800 | #6,715 | 10 |
| 2002 | #22 | 9,210 | #4,703 | 16 |
| 2001 | #20 | 10,300 | #4,476 | 17 |
| 2000 | #18 | 11,436 | #5,040 | 14 |
| 1999 | #15 | 12,230 | #5,656 | 11 |
| 1998 | #13 | 13,258 | #3,486 | 21 |
| 1997 | #11 | 14,244 | #3,738 | 18 |
| 1996 | #12 | 14,770 | #3,406 | 20 |
| 1995 | #13 | 15,530 | #2,626 | 28 |
| 1994 | #10 | 16,580 | #2,444 | 31 |
| 1993 | #11 | 16,384 | #2,455 | 30 |
| 1992 | #10 | 17,842 | #2,253 | 33 |
| 1991 | #11 | 19,278 | #2,295 | 31 |
| 1990 | #11 | 20,259 | #1,780 | 44 |
| 1989 | #11 | 19,780 | #1,173 | 82 |
| 1988 | #12 | 18,570 | #1,319 | 61 |
| 1987 | #12 | 17,823 | #1,248 | 61 |
| 1986 | #11 | 18,590 | #1,227 | 61 |
| 1985 | #10 | 20,013 | #1,020 | 80 |
| 1984 | #11 | 16,984 | #1,320 | 50 |
| 1983 | #21 | 14,124 | #1,314 | 50 |
| 1982 | #34 | 9,518 | #1,320 | 50 |
| 1981 | #33 | 8,964 | #1,520 | 40 |
| 1980 | #30 | 9,134 | #1,655 | 35 |
| 1979 | #31 | 8,293 | #1,943 | 27 |
| 1978 | #41 | 5,895 | #2,012 | 24 |
| 1977 | #54 | 5,320 | #2,270 | 20 |
| 1976 | #62 | 4,463 | #2,245 | 20 |
| 1975 | #69 | 4,191 | #3,246 | 11 |
| 1974 | #105 | 2,818 | #2,946 | 12 |
| 1973 | #141 | 2,021 | #3,445 | 9 |
| 1972 | #180 | 1,587 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1971 | #199 | 1,500 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | #246 | 1,267 | — | |
| 1969 | #276 | 1,031 | — | |
| 1968 | #309 | 812 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #328 | 709 | — | |
| 1966 | #353 | 655 | — | |
| 1965 | #370 | 609 | — | |
| 1964 | #433 | 512 | — | |
| 1963 | #468 | 432 | — | |
| 1962 | #491 | 391 | — | |
| 1961 | #485 | 400 | — | |
| 1960 | #506 | 365 | — | |
| 1959 | #515 | 358 | — | |
| 1958 | #564 | 301 | — | |
| 1957 | #608 | 258 | — | |
| 1956 | #682 | 197 | — | |
| 1955 | #665 | 198 | — | |
| 1954 | #748 | 153 | — | |
| 1953 | #729 | 156 | — | |
| 1952 | #842 | 119 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,005 | 86 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,183 | 61 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,736 | 30 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,778 | 28 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,790 | 29 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,970 | 22 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,699 | 24 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,199 | 16 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,900 | 21 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,666 | 12 | — | |
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| 1940 | #2,963 | 9 | — | |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | — | |
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| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 | — | |
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 | — | |
| 1934 | #3,159 | 8 | — | |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | — | |
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| 1931 | #3,497 | 7 | — | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | — | |
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| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | — | |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | — | |
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| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | — | |
| 1923 | #2,587 | 13 | — | |
| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Megan! It came in at #4,011, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1925–1926, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Megan is popular in 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Vermont#23 · 1 in 102
- Pennsylvania#23 · 1 in 119
- Nebraska#24 · 1 in 102
- Alaska#25 · 1 in 104
- Delaware#28 · 1 in 103
Best ever in a state: #1 in South Dakota, 1994.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | #23 | 556 | 1 in 119 |
| Vermont | #23 | 24 | 1 in 102 |
| Nebraska | #24 | 96 | 1 in 102 |
| Alaska | #25 | 24 | 1 in 104 |
| Delaware | #28 | 27 | 1 in 103 |
| Idaho | #28 | 52 | 1 in 129 |
| Oregon | #28 | 126 | 1 in 123 |
| Iowa | #29 | 157 | 1 in 118 |
| Utah | #29 | 107 | 1 in 142 |
| Washington | #29 | 164 | 1 in 140 |
| Connecticut | #30 | 99 | 1 in 143 |
| Kansas | #30 | 102 | 1 in 132 |
| Colorado | #32 | 108 | 1 in 160 |
| Nevada | #32 | 24 | 1 in 138 |
| New Hampshire | #32 | 38 | 1 in 123 |
| Ohio | #32 | 449 | 1 in 154 |
| Wyoming | #33 | 19 | 1 in 128 |
| Illinois | #35 | 387 | 1 in 183 |
| Wisconsin | #35 | 177 | 1 in 164 |
| Indiana | #36 | 206 | 1 in 169 |
| New Jersey | #36 | 196 | 1 in 185 |
| Maine | #37 | 41 | 1 in 144 |
| Maryland | #38 | 101 | 1 in 181 |
| Minnesota | #38 | 169 | 1 in 157 |
| District of Columbia | #40 | 31 | 1 in 178 |
| Massachusetts | #43 | 141 | 1 in 210 |
| Rhode Island | #44 | 24 | 1 in 179 |
| Montana | #46 | 24 | 1 in 183 |
| Missouri | #49 | 127 | 1 in 241 |
| West Virginia | #49 | 53 | 1 in 223 |
| California | #50 | 510 | 1 in 301 |
| Michigan | #52 | 215 | 1 in 268 |
| North Dakota | #55 | 19 | 1 in 229 |
| Oklahoma | #56 | 59 | 1 in 288 |
| Virginia | #59 | 105 | 1 in 265 |
| New York | #61 | 319 | 1 in 308 |
| Kentucky | #63 | 79 | 1 in 302 |
| Arkansas | #74 | 34 | 1 in 370 |
| New Mexico | #84 | 23 | 1 in 356 |
| Tennessee | #85 | 64 | 1 in 435 |
| North Carolina | #91 | 76 | 1 in 426 |
| Arizona | #92 | 39 | 1 in 420 |
| South Dakota | #93 | 11 | 1 in 386 |
| Florida | #101 | 96 | 1 in 459 |
| Mississippi | #105 | 37 | 1 in 414 |
| Louisiana | #108 | 55 | 1 in 500 |
| Texas | #111 | 182 | 1 in 568 |
| Alabama | #125 | 42 | 1 in 518 |
| South Carolina | #136 | 29 | 1 in 588 |
| Hawaii | #140 | 9 | 1 in 506 |
| Georgia | #160 | 43 | 1 in 750 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Megan
- 125 spots since 2024 (#762 → #887)
- 247 spots since 2020 (#640 → #887)
- 502 spots since 2015 (#385 → #887)
- Biggest jump: 163 spots in 1952 (#1,005 → #842)
- Biggest drop: 125 spots in 2025 (#762 → #887)
- Debuted 1922
- Peaked 1985 at #10 (20,013 births)
- Births halved by 2002, 17 yrs later
- Top 10: 3 yrs · 1985–1994
- Top 100: 34 yrs · run 1975–2008
- Top 1,000: 74 yrs · run 1952–2025
- Highest: 1 in 86 girls born in 1985 were named Megan (1.2%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,340 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 36.4% of all girls named Megan (160,375) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 39 | #2,587 (1923) | #3,865 |
| 1930s | 47 | #3,159 (1934) | #3,600 |
| 1940s | 191 | #1,699 (1945) | #2,078 |
| 1950s | 1,887 | #515 (1959) | #754 |
| 1960s | 5,916 | #276 (1969) | #402 |
| 1970s | 37,355 | #31 (1979) | #113 |
| 1980s | 153,500 | #10 (1985) | #19 |
| 1990s | 160,375 | #10 (1992) | #12 |
| 2000s | 66,833 | #18 (2000) | #51 |
| 2010s | 11,493 | #131 (2010) | #352 |
| 2020s | 2,429 | #609 (2021) | #720 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Megan in 1978
Top girls' names in 1978
Top boys' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 260 of them was named Megan, which outranked 99.6% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 68,410 of them was named Megan, which outranked 70.2% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,965Terris25
- #1,965Tobby25
- #1,965Winfred25
- #2,012Megan24
- #2,012Aarron24
- #2,012Addam24
- #2,012Allyn24
- #2,068Anastacio23
- #2,068Antonie23
- #2,068Arian23
Tied with 55 names at #2,012; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.