Recorded 1967–2011 Girls' name Peak 1988 797 births

Megann — girls' name

797 babies named Megann in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s911980s2841990s2732000s1372010s6
1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Megann was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

40 babies were named Megann in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Megann

The Social Security Administration has registered 797 babies named Megann between 1967 and 2011, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Megann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Megann performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 284 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Megann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Megann in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Megann 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 797 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.

Megann at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

797

Since 1967

45 years of records

Peak year

1988

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1967

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2011

Megann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1967

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1988)
40
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
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Megann by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
284 births that decade — 36% of Megann's all-time total
1960s61970s911980s2841990s2732000s1372010s6

Megann by state

Where Megann concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Megann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
33 4.1%
#2 Texas
6 0.8%
California share of Megann's total US births 4.1%
Even split

33 of 797 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Megann?
797 babies have been named Megann since 1967. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1988 with 40 births.
When was Megann most popular?
Megann was most popular in the 1980s decade with 284 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Megann most popular?
The top states for the name Megann are California (33 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Megann been used?
Megann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 45 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Megann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Megan, Meghan, Meg, Meghann, 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, 1967–2011 (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.