Recorded 1970–2023 Girls' name Peak 1991 9,170 births

Maegan — girls' name

9,170 babies named Maegan in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s4561980s28671990s35392000s19152010s3672020s26
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Maegan was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

431 babies were named Maegan in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maegan

The Social Security Administration has registered 9,170 babies named Maegan between 1970 and 2023, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maegan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 431 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maegan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 3,539 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Maegan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,306 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Maegan in 40 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maegan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 9,170 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Maegan at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

9,170

Since 1970

54 years of records

Peak year

1991

431 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1970

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2023

Maegan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1970

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1991)
431
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
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Maegan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
3,539 births that decade — 39% of Maegan's all-time total
1970s4561980s28671990s35392000s19152010s3672020s26

Maegan by state

Where Maegan concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Maegan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,306 14.2%
#2 California
709 7.7%
#3 Florida
449 4.9%
#4 New York
383 4.2%
#5 Alabama
313 3.4%
#6 Michigan
311 3.4%
#7 North Carolina
283 3.1%
#8 Louisiana
272 3.0%
Texas share of Maegan's total US births 14.2%
Even split

1,306 of 9,170 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.

Maegan appears in 40 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maegan?
9,170 babies have been named Maegan since 1970. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1991 with 431 births.
When was Maegan most popular?
Maegan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 3,539 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Maegan most popular?
The top states for the name Maegan are Texas (1,306 births), California (709 births), Florida (449 births).
How long has the name Maegan been used?
Maegan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 54 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Maegan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mae, Maeve, Maelynn, Maelyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.