Recorded 1976–2016 Girls' name Peak 1997 612 births

Maygan — girls' name

612 babies named Maygan in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s1351990s2532000s1882010s26
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Maygan was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

34 babies were named Maygan in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maygan

The Social Security Administration has registered 612 babies named Maygan between 1976 and 2016, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maygan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maygan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 253 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Maygan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Maygan in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maygan 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 612 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.

Maygan at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

612

Since 1976

41 years of records

Peak year

1997

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1976

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2016

Maygan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1976

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1997)
34
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
010203040 20162008200319981993198819831976 5

Maygan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
253 births that decade — 41% of Maygan's all-time total
1970s101980s1351990s2532000s1882010s26

Maygan by state

Where Maygan concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Maygan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
22 3.6%
#2 California
5 0.8%
#3 Florida
5 0.8%
#4 New York
5 0.8%
Texas share of Maygan's total US births 3.6%
Even split

22 of 612 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maygan?
612 babies have been named Maygan since 1976. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1997 with 34 births.
When was Maygan most popular?
Maygan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 253 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Maygan most popular?
The top states for the name Maygan are Texas (22 births), California (5 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Maygan been used?
Maygan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 41 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Maygan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maya, May, Mayra, Mayme, 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, 1976–2016 (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.