Recorded 1972–1990 Boys' name Peak 1978 21 births

Meguel — boys' name

21 babies named Meguel in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161990s5
1970s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Meguel was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

6 babies were named Meguel in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meguel

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Meguel between 1972 and 1990, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Meguel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meguel performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Meguel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meguel 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 21 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.

Meguel at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

21

Since 1972

19 years of records

Peak year

1978

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1972

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1990

Meguel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1972

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1978)
6
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4.555.566.5 1990197819771972 5

Meguel by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
16 births that decade — 76% of Meguel's all-time total
1970s161990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meguel?
21 babies have been named Meguel since 1972. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1978 with 6 births.
When was Meguel most popular?
Meguel was most popular in the 1970s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Meguel been used?
Meguel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 19 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Meguel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Megan, Meghan, Mega, Megh, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1972–1990 (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.