Recorded 1982–2022 Girls' name Peak 2001 966 births

Meghana — girls' name

966 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.

1980s231990s2392000s5242010s1622020s18
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Meghana was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

65 babies were named Meghana in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meghana

The Social Security Administration has registered 966 babies named Meghana between 1982 and 2022, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meghana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 65 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meghana performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 524 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Meghana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 102 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Meghana in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meghana 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 966 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.

Meghana at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

966

Since 1982

41 years of records

Peak year

2001

65 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1982

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2022

Meghana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1982

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2001)
65
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
020406080 202220172012200720021997199219851982 5

Meghana by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
524 births that decade — 54% of Meghana's all-time total
1980s231990s2392000s5242010s1622020s18

Meghana by state

Where Meghana concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Meghana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
102 10.6%
#2 New Jersey
49 5.1%
#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%
California share of Meghana's total US births 10.6%
Even split

102 of 966 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Meghana appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meghana?
966 babies have been named Meghana since 1982. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2001 with 65 births.
When was Meghana most popular?
Meghana was most popular in the 2000s decade with 524 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Meghana most popular?
The top states for the name Meghana are California (102 births), New Jersey (49 births), Texas (39 births).
How long has the name Meghana been used?
Meghana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 41 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Meghana?
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, 1982–2022 (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.