Unisex name · since 2015
Mega
154 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.
- #14,574 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,397 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 154
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
154 babies have been named Mega since 2015, making it today's #6397 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mega has been recorded 154 times among boys since 2015, currently ranked #6397 nationally and more common than 54% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2025.
- #14,574 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,397 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 154 born since 2015
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mega ranks #14,574 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,397 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 154 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,574 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,397 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 154
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
Mega's 154 recorded births place it above 67.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Mega compares
154 33rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mega's all-time total is 58% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mega | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 154 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mega's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mega's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mega popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Mega popularity over time - girls
108 total births recorded since 1974 (Mega as girls' name)
Mega by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (82 births, 53% of the file).
2020s was Mega's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Mega births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
72 births
- 2020s
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 82 births (53% of all-time use).
Mega by state
Where Mega concentrates geographically, total births since 2015
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 3.2% |
5 of 154 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mega's data
- Ohio records the most Megas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Mega: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~10 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, 2015–2025 (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 Mega 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.