Meaghann — girls' name
145 babies named Meaghann in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
145 girls have been named Meaghann since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1996.
- 145
- total births
- 1978–1996
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
49% of everyone ever named Meaghann was born in this single decade.
15 babies were named Meaghann in 1988 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Meaghann
The Social Security Administration has registered 145 babies named Meaghann between 1978 and 1996, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meaghann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 15 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Meaghann performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Meaghann shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Meaghann 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 145 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.
Meaghann at a glance
Last recorded 1996Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Meaghann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1978
- Peak year (1988)
- 15
- Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1996.
145 total births across 19 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1988 with 15 births in a single year.
Meaghann by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 71 births that decade — 49% of Meaghann's all-time total
Meaghann decade highlights
- Peak decade 71 births
- Runner-up 56 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Meaghann's strongest decade
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 49% of all-time use.
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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, 1978–1996 (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.