Girls' name · since 1986
Meghna
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 685 babies named Meghna, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 685
- total births
- 1986–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
Meghna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 685 have been recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meghna has been recorded 685 times among girls since 1986, 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 1986 to 2025.
- 685 total births
- 1986–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 47% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Meghna's 685 recorded births place it above 87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Meghna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Meghna's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Meghna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Meghna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Meghna's strongest decade.
321 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Meghna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 126
1990s
126 births
- 2000s
2000s
321 births
- 2010s
2010s
181 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 321 births (47% of all-time use).
How Meghna 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 Meghna's total volume
Meghna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Meghna by state
Where Meghna concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| 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% |
85 of 685 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Meghna's data
- Meghna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (321 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Meghnas (85 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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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, 1986–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Meghna: Baby Name Since 1986 - 685 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/meghna. 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 Meghna 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.