Recorded 1986–2025 Girls' name Peak 2002 685 births

Meghna — girls' name

685 babies named Meghna in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

685 girls have been named Meghna since 1986, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.

685
total births
1986–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Meghna was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

42 babies were named Meghna in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meghna

The Social Security Administration has registered 685 babies named Meghna between 1986 and 2025, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meghna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meghna performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 321 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Meghna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 85 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Meghna in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meghna 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 685 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.

Meghna at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

685

Since 1986

40 years of records

Peak year

2002

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1986

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2025

Meghna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1986

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2002)
42
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Meghna by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
321 births that decade — 47% of Meghna's all-time total
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Meghna by state

Where Meghna concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Meghna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
85 12.4%
#2 New Jersey
36 5.3%
#3 Illinois
5 0.7%
#4 Massachusetts
5 0.7%
California share of Meghna's total US births 12.4%
Even split

85 of 685 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meghna?
685 babies have been named Meghna since 1986. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2002 with 42 births.
When was Meghna most popular?
Meghna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 321 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Meghna most popular?
The top states for the name Meghna are California (85 births), New Jersey (36 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Meghna been used?
Meghna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 40 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Meghna?
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, 1986–2025 (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.