Recorded 1970–2009 Girls' name Peak 1985 1,182 births

Meagen — girls' name

1,182 babies named Meagen in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1211980s5921990s3992000s70
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Meagen was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

92 babies were named Meagen in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meagen

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,182 babies named Meagen between 1970 and 2009, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meagen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 92 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meagen performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 592 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Meagen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 117 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Meagen in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meagen 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 1,182 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.

Meagen at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

1,182

Since 1970

40 years of records

Peak year

1985

92 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1970

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2009

Meagen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1970

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1985)
92
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Meagen by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
592 births that decade — 50% of Meagen's all-time total
1970s1211980s5921990s3992000s70

Meagen by state

Where Meagen concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Meagen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
117 9.9%
#2 California
54 4.6%
#3 Florida
27 2.3%
#4 Michigan
20 1.7%
#5 Illinois
17 1.4%
#6 New York
17 1.4%
#7 Washington
10 0.8%
#8 Georgia
6 0.5%
Texas share of Meagen's total US births 9.9%
Even split

117 of 1,182 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Meagen appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meagen?
1,182 babies have been named Meagen since 1970. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1985 with 92 births.
When was Meagen most popular?
Meagen was most popular in the 1980s decade with 592 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Meagen most popular?
The top states for the name Meagen are Texas (117 births), California (54 births), Florida (27 births).
How long has the name Meagen been used?
Meagen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 40 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Meagen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meagan, Meaghan, Meadow, Mea, 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, 1970–2009 (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.