Girls' name · since 1973
Megumi
587 babies named Megumi in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,698 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,187 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 587
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
587 babies have been named Megumi since 1973, making it today's #12187 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Megumi has been recorded 587 times among girls since 1973, currently ranked #12187 nationally and more common than 30% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #10,698 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,187 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 587 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Megumi ranks #10,698 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,187 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 587 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,698 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,187 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 587
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Megumi's 587 recorded births place it above 85.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Megumi compares
587 Top 42% higher than 58% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Megumi's all-time total is 56% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Megumi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 587 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Megumi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Megumi's full recorded timeline at 1998, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Megumi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Megumi by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (197 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Megumi's strongest decade.
197 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Megumi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s
1980s
102 births
- 1990s
1990s
197 births
- 2000s
2000s
142 births
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 197 births (34% of all-time use).
How Megumi 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 Megumi's total volume
Megumi by state
Where Megumi concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 89 | 15.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 6 | 1.0% |
89 of 587 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Megumi's data
- Megumi's decade-level peak was the 1990s (197 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Megumis (89 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Megumi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1973–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Megumi 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 August 2026.