Recorded 1954–1997 Girls' name Peak 1975 345 births

Meggin — girls' name

345 babies named Meggin in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s111970s1561980s1411990s31
1970s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Meggin was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

29 babies were named Meggin in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meggin

The Social Security Administration has registered 345 babies named Meggin between 1954 and 1997, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meggin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meggin performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 156 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Meggin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Meggin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meggin 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 345 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.

Meggin at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

345

Since 1954

44 years of records

Peak year

1975

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1954

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1997

Meggin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1954

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1975)
29
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
010203040 19971990198619821978197419681954 6

Meggin by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
156 births that decade — 45% of Meggin's all-time total
1950s61960s111970s1561980s1411990s31

Meggin by state

Where Meggin concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Meggin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
5 1.4%
Michigan share of Meggin's total US births 1.4%

5 of 345 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meggin?
345 babies have been named Meggin since 1954. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1975 with 29 births.
When was Meggin most popular?
Meggin was most popular in the 1970s decade with 156 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Meggin most popular?
The top states for the name Meggin are Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Meggin been used?
Meggin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 44 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Meggin?
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, 1954–1997 (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.