Meghan

#1,902 for girls in 2025, 102 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #8,143
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1985 · 4,669 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
12 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
96,500
since 1952

Meghan over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202004peak #63, 1985girls
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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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,902102—
2024#1,446152—
2023#1,164207—
2022#1,120219—
2021#987262—
2020#880304—
2019#733385—
2018#707412—
2017#1,387166—
2016#1,217202—
2015#1,082242—
2014#1,156214—
2013#1,073230—
2012#883301—
2011#735376—
2010#565517—
2009#494621—
2008#455694—
2007#373878—
2006#3211,021—
2005#2701,219—
2004#2171,557#8,1438
2003#1931,695—
2002#1741,862—
2001#1592,024#9,2436
2000#1342,514—
1999#1272,578—
1998#1212,696—
1997#1132,868—
1996#1132,773—
1995#1122,963#6,4078
1994#1003,227#6,9687
1993#933,401—
1992#913,595—
1991#943,704—
1990#913,695#4,16713
1989#803,856#3,20518
1988#813,609#4,45010
1987#783,770#2,55921
1986#713,869#3,00516
1985#634,669#3,40113
1984#654,505#2,29222
1983#753,888#2,91215
1982#1102,734#4,2349
1981#1162,614#3,85810
1980#1142,692#3,25613
1979#1212,571#4,0689
1978#1641,679#3,40011
1977#2161,142#5,1236
1976#270865—
1975#291821#4,7976
1974#355609#4,6346
1973#399503—
1972#435441—
1971#530346—
1970#515381—
1969#656233—
1968#855143—
1967#935119—
1966#991106—
1965#1,15685—
1964#1,24079—
1963#1,28074—
1962#1,65147—
1961#1,83839—
1960#1,98233—
1959#1,51651—
1958#3,23214—
1957#4,5368—
1956#4,8377—
1955#4,0699—
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1952#4,9086—
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First appearance
1952

The first year at least five girls were named Meghan! It came in at #4,908, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1953, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Meghan is popular in 2004

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Meghan, so not publishedAKMaine: #111 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 402 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Meghan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #42 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 167 girlsNHWashington: #229 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 959 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Meghan, so not publishedIDMontana: #150 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 465 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Meghan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #220 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,010 girlsMNIllinois: #190 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 856 girlsILWisconsin: #122 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 553 girlsWIMichigan: #142 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 679 girlsMINew York: #124 for girls · 161 births · 1 in 603 girlsNYMassachusetts: #60 for girls · 110 births · 1 in 266 girlsMARhode Island: #96 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 328 girlsRIOregon: #550 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,650 girlsORNevada: #512 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,162 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Meghan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Meghan, so not publishedSDIowa: #330 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,508 girlsIAIndiana: #205 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 985 girlsINOhio: #152 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 710 girlsOHPennsylvania: #110 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 549 girlsPANew Jersey: #112 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 548 girlsNJConnecticut: #122 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 478 girlsCTCalifornia: #481 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 2,630 girlsCAUtah: #609 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,043 girlsUTColorado: #378 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,646 girlsCONebraska: #269 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,049 girlsNEMissouri: #192 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 887 girlsMOKentucky: #422 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,948 girlsKYWest Virginia: #112 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 449 girlsWVVirginia: #140 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 627 girlsVAMaryland: #113 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 533 girlsMDDelaware: #87 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 280 girlsDEArizona: #354 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,565 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Meghan, so not publishedNMKansas: #373 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,693 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Meghan, so not publishedARTennessee: #293 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,385 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #266 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,270 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #331 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,427 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Meghan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #672 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,371 girlsOKLouisiana: #397 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,890 girlsLAMississippi: #319 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,302 girlsMSAlabama: #223 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,019 girlsALGeorgia: #256 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,203 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Meghan, so not publishedHITexas: #511 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 2,794 girlsTXFlorida: #215 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 1,065 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#42 · 1 in 167
  2. Massachusetts#60 · 1 in 266
  3. Delaware#87 · 1 in 280
  4. Rhode Island#96 · 1 in 328
  5. Pennsylvania#110 · 1 in 549

Best ever in a state: #17 in Rhode Island, 1985.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#42281 in 167
Massachusetts#601101 in 266
Delaware#87111 in 280
Rhode Island#96121 in 328
Pennsylvania#1101011 in 549
Maine#111111 in 402
New Jersey#112761 in 548
West Virginia#112161 in 449
Maryland#113461 in 533
Connecticut#122301 in 478
Wisconsin#122451 in 553
New York#1241611 in 603
Virginia#140591 in 627
Michigan#142711 in 679
Montana#15061 in 465
Ohio#152811 in 710
Illinois#190801 in 856
Missouri#192321 in 887
Indiana#205331 in 985
Florida#215771 in 1,065
Minnesota#220261 in 1,010
Alabama#223191 in 1,019
Washington#229301 in 959
Georgia#256421 in 1,203
North Carolina#266351 in 1,270
Nebraska#26981 in 1,049
Tennessee#293221 in 1,385
Mississippi#31991 in 1,302
Iowa#33091 in 1,508
South Carolina#331121 in 1,427
Arizona#354221 in 1,565
Kansas#37381 in 1,693
Colorado#378151 in 1,646
Louisiana#397111 in 1,890
Kentucky#422101 in 1,948
California#481871 in 2,630
Texas#511571 in 2,794
Nevada#51251 in 2,162
Oregon#55061 in 2,650
Utah#60961 in 3,043
Oklahoma#67251 in 3,371
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Meghan
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 456 spots since 2024 (#1,446 → #1,902)
  • 1,022 spots since 2020 (#880 → #1,902)
  • 820 spots since 2015 (#1,082 → #1,902)
  • Biggest jump: 680 spots in 2018 (#1,387 → #707)
  • Biggest drop: 190 spots in 2013 (#883 → #1,073)
Rise & fade · girls
33 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1952
  • Peaked 1985 at #63 (4,669 births)
  • Births halved by 2001, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 12 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 12 yrs · run 1983–1994
  • Top 1,000: 51 yrs · run 1966–2012
Share of babies · girls
1 in 369
  • Highest: 1 in 369 girls born in 1985 were named Meghan (0.27%)
  • Latest: 1 in 15,758 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 37.5% of all girls named Meghan (36,206) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s102#1,516 (1959)#3,965
1960s958#656 (1969)#1,258
1970s9,358#121 (1979)#330
1980s36,206#63 (1985)#85
1990s31,500#91 (1990)#106
2000s14,085#134 (2000)#279
2010s3,045#565 (2010)#954
2020s1,246#880 (2020)#1,250

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.

Meghan in 2004

girls
#217
1,557 births · 1 in 1,179 girls
boys
#8,143
8 births · 1 in 248,122 boys

Top girls' names in 2004

  1. #1Emily25,042
  2. #2Emma21,625
  3. #3Madison20,628
  4. #4Olivia16,108
  5. #5Hannah15,614
  6. #6Abigail15,436
  7. #7Isabella15,021
  8. #8Ashley14,377
  9. #9Samantha13,786
  10. #10Elizabeth13,577
  11. #217Meghan1,557

Top boys' names in 2004

  1. #1Jacob27,911
  2. #2Michael25,470
  3. #3Joshua24,214
  4. #4Matthew22,882
  5. #5Ethan22,210
  6. #6Andrew21,717
  7. #7Daniel21,018
  8. #8William20,237
  9. #9Joseph20,147
  10. #10Christopher19,636
  11. #8,143Meghan8
More about 2004

girls

1,836,250 girls got a published name in 2004; 1 in 1,179 of them was named Meghan, which outranked 98.8% of the 18,835 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Meghan
  1. #214Nadia1,585
  2. #215Elena1,584
  3. #216Jayla1,561
  4. #217Meghan1,557
  5. #218Cadence1,552
  6. #219Ariel1,546
  7. #220Kyra1,543
Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. ↑ 948Rubi#1,561 → #613
  2. ↑ 607Kaydence#984 → #377
  3. ↑ 548Marin#1,383 → #835
  4. ↑ 543Diya#1,416 → #873
  5. ↑ 479Kadence#869 → #390
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,607Arly#949 → #2,556
  2. ↓ 433Shakira#747 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 414Anais#990 → #1,404
  4. ↓ 365Lisbeth#742 → #1,107
  5. ↓ 274Reanna#990 → #1,264

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

boys

1,984,979 boys got a published name in 2004; 1 in 248,122 of them was named Meghan, which outranked 38.4% of the 13,228 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Meghan
  1. #7,536Zavior9
  2. #7,536Zayan9
  3. #7,536Zhi9
  4. #8,143Meghan8
  5. #8,143Aashay8
  6. #8,143Abass8
  7. #8,143Abdiaziz8
  8. #8,927Aasim7
  9. #8,927Aayan7
  10. #8,927Abdinasir7

Tied with 783 names at #8,143; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,308Koda#2,238 → #930
  2. ↑ 1,190Tayshaun#2,153 → #963
  3. ↑ 1,006Kanye#1,492 → #486
  4. ↑ 910Kyan#1,497 → #587
  5. ↑ 814Jaidyn#1,630 → #816
Fallers
  1. ↓ 455Jahiem#873 → #1,328
  2. ↓ 325Ervin#942 → #1,267
  3. ↓ 323Jahir#809 → #1,132
  4. ↓ 282Jaheim#457 → #739
  5. ↓ 270Sabastian#946 → #1,216

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

See the top 100 for 2004 →