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.
- 971
- total births
- 1982–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
971 girls have been named Meghana since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meghana has been recorded 971 times among girls since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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.
- 971 total births
- 1982–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Meghana's 971 recorded births place it above 89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
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
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
239 births
- 2000s
2000s
524 births
- 2010s 162
2010s
162 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
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 vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
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 -- 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
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac. "Meghana: Baby Name Since 1982 - 971 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/meghana. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 July 2026.