Girls' name · since 1970
Meagen
Meagen has 1,182 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,689 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,182
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Meagen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,182 have been recorded since 1970.
Meagen has 1,182 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2009.
- #6,689 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,182 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meagen ranks #6,689 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,182 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,689 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,182
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Meagen's 1,182 recorded births place it above 90.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Meagen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Meagen's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 92, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Meagen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2009
- Peak year (1985)
- 92
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Meagen by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (592 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Meagen's strongest decade.
592 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Meagen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 121
1970s
121 births
- 1980s
1980s
592 births
- 1990s
1990s
399 births
- 2000s 70
2000s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 592 births (50% of all-time use).
How Meagen 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 Meagen's total volume
Meagen by state
Where Meagen concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| 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% |
117 of 1,182 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Meagen appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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- Meagen's decade-level peak was the 1980s (592 total births); usage has since declined to 70 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Meagens (117 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 Meagen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1970–2009 (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 Meagen 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.