US rank #11892 Unisex name Peak 2023 140 births

Mega — #11892 US boys' name

140 babies named Mega in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s722020s68
#11892
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 17% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Mega was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

19 babies were named Mega in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mega

The Social Security Administration has registered 140 babies named Mega between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mega currently holds the #11892 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 19 babies received it in a single year. Mega is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 108 additional births since 1974.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mega performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mega shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mega in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mega 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 140 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.

Mega at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

140

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2023

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,892

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mega popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
19
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
5101520 2024202320222021202020192018201720162015 11

Mega popularity over time — girls

108 total births recorded since 1974 (Mega as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 108 births
05101520 1990198719851983198019781974 6

Mega by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
72 births that decade — 51% of Mega's all-time total
2010s722020s68

Mega by state

Where Mega concentrates geographically — total births since 2015

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mega
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 3.6%
Ohio share of Mega's total US births 3.6%

5 of 140 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mega?
140 babies have been named Mega since 2015. It currently ranks #11892 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 19 births.
When was Mega most popular?
Mega was most popular in the 2010s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Mega most popular?
The top states for the name Mega are Ohio (5 births).
Is Mega a unisex name?
Yes, Mega is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 140 births, and as a girl's name it has 108 births.
How long has the name Mega been used?
Mega has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 10 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mega?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Megan, Meghan, Megh, Meguel, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2015–2024 (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.