Girls' name · since 1982
Meghana
971 babies named Meghana in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,671 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,461 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 971
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Meghana currently ranks #15461 among girls' names in America, with 971 babies recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meghana has been recorded 971 times among girls since 1982, currently ranked #15461 nationally and more common than 11% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #7,671 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,461 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 971 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meghana ranks #7,671 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,461 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 971 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,671 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,461 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 971
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Meghana's 971 recorded births place it above 89.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Meghana compares
971 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Meghana's all-time total is 158% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meghana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 971 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 21 | 19,840 |
Meghana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Meghana splits its recorded history at 2005: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 65 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Meghana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Meghana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (524 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Meghana's strongest decade.
524 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Meghana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window. * 2020s covers 2020–2025 only (six of ten years), so it is not directly comparable to a full decade.
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
239 births
- 2000s
2000s
524 births
- 2010s 162
2010s
162 births
- 2020s* 23
2020s (partial decade: 2020–2025, six of ten years)
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 524 births (54% of all-time use).
How Meghana 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 Meghana's total volume
Meghana by state
Where Meghana concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 102 | 10.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 49 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 39 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 13 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
102 of 971 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Meghana appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Meghana's data
- Meghana's decade-level peak was the 2000s (524 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s (2020–2025 only) -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Meghanas (102 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Meghana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
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, 1982–2025 (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 Meghana 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.