Recorded 1975–1999 Girls' name Peak 1985 240 births

Meagon — girls' name

240 babies named Meagon in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s251980s1411990s74

The verdict

240 girls have been named Meagon since 1975, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1999.

240
total births
1975–1999
years on record
1980s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Meagon was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

23 babies were named Meagon in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meagon

The Social Security Administration has registered 240 babies named Meagon between 1975 and 1999, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meagon currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meagon performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 141 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Meagon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Meagon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meagon 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 240 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.

Meagon at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

240

Since 1975

25 years of records

Peak year

1985

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1975

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1999

Meagon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1975

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1985)
23
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
0510152025 19991994199119881985198219791975 7

Meagon by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
141 births that decade — 59% of Meagon's all-time total
1970s251980s1411990s74

Meagon by state

Where Meagon concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Meagon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.1%
Texas share of Meagon's total US births 2.1%

5 of 240 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meagon?
240 babies have been named Meagon since 1975. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1985 with 23 births.
When was Meagon most popular?
Meagon was most popular in the 1980s decade with 141 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Meagon most popular?
The top states for the name Meagon are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Meagon been used?
Meagon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 25 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Meagon?
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.

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, 1975–1999 (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.