Meghann

Last seen for girls in 2012 at #13,483

Peak · girls
1979 · 374 births
Debut · girls
53 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
3,788
since 1977

Meghann over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Meghann has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #517, 1979girls
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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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2012#13,4837
2011#16,7645
2010#16,9925
2009#8,88813
2008#13,8327
2007#9,00713
2006#7,86815
2005#9,45211
2004#8,25913
2003#7,99813
2002#3,65436
2001#4,32128
2000#3,40439
1999#2,85447
1998#3,30137
1997#3,03639
1996#2,34056
1995#1,74683
1994#1,75783
1993#1,538101
1992#1,499105
1991#1,428112
1990#1,243133
1989#1,157142
1988#1,007162
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1985#686260
1984#704236
1983#597297
1982#910166
1981#889170
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1979#517374
1978#571301
1977#1,87753
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First appearance
1977

The first year at least five girls were named Meghann! It came in at #1,877, and was given to 53 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2013–2025, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Meghann is popular in 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedAKMaine: #208 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,060 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedNHWashington: #576 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,607 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedMNIllinois: #519 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,055 girlsILWisconsin: #412 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,830 girlsWIMichigan: #638 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,362 girlsMINew York: #1,361 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 15,270 girlsNYMassachusetts: #522 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,999 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedINOhio: #641 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,909 girlsOHPennsylvania: #555 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,319 girlsPANew Jersey: #597 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,052 girlsNJConnecticut: #419 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,407 girlsCTCalifornia: #737 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 6,129 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedNEMissouri: #631 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,437 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedWVVirginia: #681 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,590 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedARTennessee: #400 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,086 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #749 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,111 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #475 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,354 girlsOKLouisiana: #756 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,016 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedMSAlabama: #552 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,357 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Meghann, so not publishedHITexas: #822 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 7,408 girlsTXFlorida: #612 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,020 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maine#208 · 1 in 1,060
  2. Tennessee#400 · 1 in 3,086
  3. Wisconsin#412 · 1 in 3,830
  4. Connecticut#419 · 1 in 3,407
  5. Oklahoma#475 · 1 in 3,354

Best ever in a state: #208 in Maine, 1985.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#20861 in 1,060
Tennessee#40091 in 3,086
Wisconsin#41281 in 3,830
Connecticut#41951 in 3,407
Oklahoma#47561 in 3,354
Illinois#519181 in 4,055
Massachusetts#52271 in 4,999
Alabama#55251 in 4,357
Pennsylvania#555131 in 5,319
Washington#57661 in 4,607
New Jersey#59781 in 5,052
Florida#612131 in 5,020
Missouri#63151 in 6,437
Michigan#63891 in 6,362
Ohio#641101 in 6,909
Virginia#68151 in 6,590
California#737331 in 6,129
North Carolina#74951 in 7,111
Louisiana#75651 in 6,016
Texas#822181 in 7,408
New York#1,36171 in 15,270
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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 Meghann
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2012
  • Biggest jump: 1,306 spots in 1978 (#1,877 → #571)
  • Biggest drop: 213 spots in 1980 (#517 → #730)
Rise & fade · girls
2 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1977
  • Peaked 1979 at #517 (374 births)
  • Births halved by 1981, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 10 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 10 yrs · run 1978–1987
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,292
  • Highest: 1 in 4,292 girls born in 1979 were named Meghann (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 251,579 girls born in 2012 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 54.4% of all girls named Meghann (2,059) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s728#517 (1979)#988
1980s2,059#597 (1983)#837
1990s796#1,243 (1990)#2,074
2000s188#3,404 (2000)#7,668
2010s17#13,483 (2012)#15,746

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.

Meghann in 1985

girls
#686
260 births · 1 in 6,619 girls

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #686Meghann260
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 6,619 of them was named Meghann, which outranked 94.5% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Meghann
  1. #681Sofia264
  2. #684Ashli263
  3. #685Holli262
  4. #686Meghann260
  5. #686Janell260
  6. #686Marjorie260
  7. #689Jazmin259
  8. #690Christal258
  9. #691Carina256

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

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

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

See the top 100 for 1985 →