Meaghan

Last seen for girls in 2020 at #7,969 · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,229
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1986 · 744 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
14,036
since 1955

Meaghan over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Meaghan has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #325, 1986girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2016#7,98814—
2015#6,72118—
2014#5,45624—
2013#5,64423—
2012#4,70730—
2011#3,40747—
2010#3,07554—
2009#2,67268—
2008#2,17292—
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1966#3,55813—
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First appearance
1955

The first year at least five girls were named Meaghan! It came in at #5,828, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1955–1958, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Meaghan is popular in 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Meaghan, so not publishedAKMaine: #161 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 787 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Meaghan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #112 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 530 girlsNHWashington: #359 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,268 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Meaghan, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Meaghan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Meaghan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #378 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,829 girlsMNIllinois: #394 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,665 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Meaghan, so not publishedWIMichigan: #300 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,084 girlsMINew York: #208 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 1,264 girlsNYMassachusetts: #75 for girls · 117 births · 1 in 329 girlsMARhode Island: #104 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 487 girlsRIOregon: #350 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,009 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Meaghan, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Meaghan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Meaghan, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Meaghan, so not publishedIAIndiana: #482 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,816 girlsINOhio: #560 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,989 girlsOHPennsylvania: #445 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,591 girlsPANew Jersey: #218 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,371 girlsNJConnecticut: #221 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,366 girlsCTCalifornia: #674 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 5,304 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Meaghan, so not publishedUTColorado: #337 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,058 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Meaghan, so not publishedNEMissouri: #369 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,711 girlsMOKentucky: #323 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,365 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Meaghan, so not publishedWVVirginia: #280 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,855 girlsVAMaryland: #373 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,519 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Meaghan, so not publishedDEArizona: #430 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,543 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Meaghan, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Meaghan, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Meaghan, so not publishedARTennessee: #404 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,979 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #329 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,260 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #457 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,300 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Meaghan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #504 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,449 girlsOKLouisiana: #279 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,610 girlsLAMississippi: #319 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,712 girlsMSAlabama: #452 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,238 girlsALGeorgia: #632 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,231 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Meaghan, so not publishedHITexas: #522 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 3,510 girlsTXFlorida: #312 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,082 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#75 · 1 in 329
  2. Rhode Island#104 · 1 in 487
  3. New Hampshire#112 · 1 in 530
  4. Maine#161 · 1 in 787
  5. New York#208 · 1 in 1,264

Best ever in a state: #61 in Massachusetts, 1985.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#751171 in 329
Rhode Island#104111 in 487
New Hampshire#112131 in 530
Maine#16181 in 787
New York#208941 in 1,264
New Jersey#218351 in 1,371
Connecticut#221141 in 1,366
Louisiana#279161 in 1,610
Virginia#280201 in 1,855
Michigan#300291 in 2,084
Florida#312371 in 2,082
Mississippi#31981 in 1,712
Kentucky#32391 in 2,365
North Carolina#329181 in 2,260
Colorado#337101 in 2,058
Oregon#35081 in 2,009
Washington#359131 in 2,268
Missouri#369121 in 2,711
Maryland#373111 in 2,519
Minnesota#378101 in 2,829
Illinois#394291 in 2,665
Tennessee#404101 in 2,979
Arizona#430101 in 2,543
Pennsylvania#445201 in 3,591
Alabama#45271 in 3,238
South Carolina#45761 in 3,300
Indiana#48291 in 3,816
Oklahoma#50451 in 3,449
Texas#522381 in 3,510
Ohio#560141 in 4,989
Georgia#63281 in 5,231
California#674461 in 5,304
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See more about Meaghan
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2020
  • Biggest jump: 485 spots in 1978 (#1,131 → #646)
  • Biggest drop: 161 spots in 2003 (#923 → #1,084)
Rise & fade · girls
31 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1955
  • Peaked 1986 at #325 (744 births)
  • Births halved by 1999, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 25 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 25 yrs · run 1978–2002
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,306
  • Highest: 1 in 2,306 girls born in 1986 were named Meaghan (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 124,350 girls born in 2020 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 38.7% of all girls named Meaghan (5,425) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s14#4,300 (1959)#5,064
1960s143#2,171 (1969)#3,748
1970s1,103#595 (1979)#1,363
1980s5,342#325 (1986)#438
1990s5,425#366 (1990)#474
2000s1,756#690 (2000)#1,492
2010s240#3,075 (2010)#6,648
2020s13#7,969 (2020)#7,969

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Meaghan in 1989

girls
#347
737 births · 1 in 2,501 girls
boys
#6,229
7 births · 1 in 285,847 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #347Meaghan737

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #6,229Meaghan7
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 2,501 of them was named Meaghan, which outranked 97.6% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Meaghan
  1. #343Annie742
  2. #345Guadalupe739
  3. #345Karissa739
  4. #347Meaghan737
  5. #347Keri737
  6. #349Lacy736
  7. #350Simone732
  8. #351Cheryl731

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 285,847 of them was named Meaghan, which outranked 32.5% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Meaghan
  1. #5,615Zeshan8
  2. #5,615Zeus8
  3. #5,615Zong8
  4. #6,229Meaghan7
  5. #6,229Aarin7
  6. #6,229Aaryn7
  7. #6,229Abby7
  8. #6,941Aaran6
  9. #6,941Abayomi6
  10. #6,941Abrham6

Tied with 711 names at #6,229; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1989 →