Recorded 1960–2006 Girls' name Peak 1985 682 births

Megen — girls' name

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.

1960s111970s1371980s2861990s1842000s64
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Megen was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

43 babies were named Megen in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Megen

The Social Security Administration has registered 682 babies named Megen between 1960 and 2006, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Megen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Megen performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 286 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Megen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Megen in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Megen 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 682 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.

Megen at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

682

Since 1960

47 years of records

Peak year

1985

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1960

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2006

Megen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1960

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1985)
43
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
01020304050 200620011996199119861981197619711960 6

Megen by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
286 births that decade — 42% of Megen's all-time total
1960s111970s1371980s2861990s1842000s64

Megen by state

Where Megen concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Megen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 1.8%
#2 Michigan
5 0.7%
California share of Megen's total US births 1.8%
Even split

12 of 682 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Megen?
682 babies have been named Megen since 1960. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1985 with 43 births.
When was Megen most popular?
Megen was most popular in the 1980s decade with 286 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Megen most popular?
The top states for the name Megen are California (12 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Megen been used?
Megen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 47 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Megen?
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, 1960–2006 (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.