Girls' name · since 1960
Megen
682 babies named Megen in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,671 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 682
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Megen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 682 recorded since 1960.
Social Security Administration records show Megen recorded 682 times among girls since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2006.
- #9,671 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 682 born since 1960
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Megen ranks #9,671 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 682 born since 1960, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,671 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 682
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Megen's 682 recorded births place it above 86.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Megen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Megen's full recorded timeline at 1987, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Megen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2006
- Peak year (1985)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Megen by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (286 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Megen's strongest decade.
286 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Megen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
137 births
- 1980s
1980s
286 births
- 1990s
1990s
184 births
- 2000s 64
2000s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 286 births (42% of all-time use).
How Megen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Megen's total volume
Megen by state
Where Megen concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 1.8% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.7% |
12 of 682 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Megen's data
- Megen's decade-level peak was the 1980s (286 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Megens (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Megen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1960–2006 (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 Megen 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.