Recorded 1979–1998 Girls' name Peak 1986 174 births

Megean — girls' name

174 babies named Megean in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s871990s81

The verdict

174 girls have been named Megean since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1998.

174
total births
1979–1998
years on record
1980s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Megean was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

19 babies were named Megean in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Megean

The Social Security Administration has registered 174 babies named Megean between 1979 and 1998, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Megean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Megean performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Megean shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Megean 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 174 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.

Megean at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

174

Since 1979

20 years of records

Peak year

1986

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1979

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1998

Megean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1979

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1986)
19
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 1998199519921989198619831979 6

Megean by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
87 births that decade — 50% of Megean's all-time total
1970s61980s871990s81

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Megean?
174 babies have been named Megean since 1979. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1986 with 19 births.
When was Megean most popular?
Megean was most popular in the 1980s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Megean been used?
Megean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 20 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Megean?
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, 1979–1998 (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.