Girls' name · since 1984
Megyn
460 babies named Megyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,474 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 460
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
460 girls have been named Megyn since 1984, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Megyn recorded 460 times among girls since 1984, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2020.
- #12,474 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 460 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Megyn ranks #12,474 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 460 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,474 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 460
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Megyn's 460 recorded births place it above 82.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Megyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Megyn's full recorded timeline at 2005, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Megyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2020
- Peak year (2009)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Megyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (203 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Megyn's strongest decade.
203 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Megyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window. * 2020s covers 2020–2025 only (six of ten years), so it is not directly comparable to a full decade.
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s 78
1990s
78 births
- 2000s
2000s
203 births
- 2010s
2010s
154 births
- 2020s* 6
2020s (partial decade: 2020–2025, six of ten years)
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 203 births (44% of all-time use).
Megyn by state
Where Megyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 5 | 1.1% |
6 of 460 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Megyn's data
- Megyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (203 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s (2020–2025 only) -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Megyns (6 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 Megyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1984–2020 (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 Megyn 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.