Girls' name · since 1980
Meggie
Meggie has 514 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,642 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 514
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
514 girls have been named Meggie since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meggie has been recorded 514 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2015.
- #11,642 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 514 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meggie ranks #11,642 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 514 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,642 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 514
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Meggie's 514 recorded births place it above 83.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Meggie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Meggie's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 29% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 71%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 47, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Meggie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2015
- Peak year (1985)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Meggie by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (247 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Meggie's strongest decade.
247 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Meggie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
247 births
- 1990s
1990s
153 births
- 2000s 85
2000s
85 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 247 births (48% of all-time use).
How Meggie 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 Meggie's total volume
Meggie by state
Where Meggie concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
7 of 514 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Meggie's data
- Meggie's decade-level peak was the 1980s (247 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Meggies (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Meggie: 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 (~35 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, 1980–2015 (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 Meggie 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.