Megin — girls' name

What the Data Says About Megin

The Social Security Administration has registered 293 babies named Megin between 1969 and 2000, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Megin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Megin performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Megin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Megin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Megin 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 293 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.