Girls' name · since 1954
Meggin
Meggin has 345 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,755 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 345
- born since 1954
- 1970s
- peak decade
345 girls have been named Meggin since 1954, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Meggin has 345 recorded births among girls since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 1997.
- #14,755 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 345 born since 1954
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meggin ranks #14,755 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 345 born since 1954, peaking in the 1970s.
- #14,755 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 345
- born since 1954
- 1970s
- peak decade
Meggin's 345 recorded births place it above 79.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Meggin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Meggin's full recorded timeline at 1981, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Meggin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1997
- Peak year (1975)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Meggin by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (156 births, 45% of the file).
1970s was Meggin's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Meggin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
156 births
- 1980s
1980s
141 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 156 births (45% of all-time use).
Meggin by state
Where Meggin concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 345 births nationwide.
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What to do with Meggin's data
- Meggin's decade-level peak was the 1970s (156 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Meggins (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Meggin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1954–1997 (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 Meggin 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.