Girls' name · since 1969
Megin
293 babies named Megin in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 293
- total births
- 1969–2000
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
Megin is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 293 have been recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Megin has been recorded 293 times among girls since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2000.
- 293 total births
- 1969–2000 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 39% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Megin's 293 recorded births place it above 78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Megin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Megin's full recorded timeline at 1983, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Megin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2000
- Peak year (1979)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Megin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Megin's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Megin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s
1970s
110 births
- 1980s
1980s
114 births
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 114 births (39% of all-time use).
Megin by state
Where Megin concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 293 births nationwide.
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- Megin's decade-level peak was the 1980s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Megins (5 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, 1969–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Megin: Baby Name Since 1969 - 293 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/megin. 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 Megin 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.