Girls' name · since 1954
Meagan
Meagan has 41,547 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #673 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41,547
- born since 1954
- 1990s
- peak decade
Meagan sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 41,547 recorded since 1954.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meagan has been recorded 41,547 times among girls since 1954, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2024.
- #673 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 41,547 born since 1954
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meagan ranks #673 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41,547 born since 1954, peaking in the 1990s.
- #673 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41,547
- born since 1954
- 1990s
- peak decade
Meagan's 41,547 recorded births place it above 99.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Meagan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Meagan's full recorded timeline at 1990, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 2,531 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Meagan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2024
- Peak year (1990)
- 2,531
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Meagan popularity over time - boys
72 total births recorded since 1984 (Meagan as boys' name)
Meagan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (17,107 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Meagan's strongest decade.
17,107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Meagan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 22
1950s
22 births
- 1960s 208
1960s
208 births
- 1970s 2,206
1970s
2,206 births
- 1980s
1980s
16,248 births
- 1990s
1990s
17,107 births
- 2000s 4,836
2000s
4,836 births
- 2010s 850
2010s
850 births
- 2020s 70
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 17,107 births (41% of all-time use).
How Meagan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Meagan's total volume
Meagan by state
Where Meagan concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5,834 | 14.0% |
| #2 | California | | 3,070 | 7.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 2,184 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 2,121 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,497 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 1,383 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 1,358 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 1,287 | 3.1% |
5,834 of 41,547 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Meagan appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Meagan's data
- Meagan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (17,107 total births); usage has since declined to 70 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Meagans (5,834 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Meagan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~70 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1954–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Meagan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.