Recorded 1969–2008 Girls' name Peak 1978 235 births

Meeghan — girls' name

235 babies named Meeghan in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

235 girls have been named Meeghan since 1969, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2008.

235
total births
1969–2008
years on record
1970s
peak decade
34%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Meeghan was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

14 babies were named Meeghan in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meeghan

The Social Security Administration has registered 235 babies named Meeghan between 1969 and 2008, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meeghan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meeghan performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Meeghan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meeghan 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 235 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.

Meeghan at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

235

Since 1969

40 years of records

Peak year

1978

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1969

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2008

Meeghan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1969

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1978)
14
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
46810121416 200820011995199019841980197619721969 5

Meeghan by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
80 births that decade — 34% of Meeghan's all-time total
1960s51970s801980s621990s502000s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meeghan?
235 babies have been named Meeghan since 1969. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1978 with 14 births.
When was Meeghan most popular?
Meeghan was most popular in the 1970s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Meeghan been used?
Meeghan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 40 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Meeghan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meera, Meena, Meegan, Meela, 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, 1969–2008 (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.