How Many People Are Named Maegan?
An estimated 8,823 people in the United States have the first name Maegan. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Maegan peaked in popularity in 1991 with 431 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maegan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Maegan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,823
About 1 in 38,848 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1991
431 births
Total Registered
9,170
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maegan
Maegan is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,170 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maegan as a female name
Ranked #12,933 in 2023
7 female births in 2023
Peak: 1991 (431 births)
Maegan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maegan span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 3,539 babies were registered. Maegan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Maegan by Decade
How has Maegan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Maegan by State
Birth registrations for Maegan span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Vermont, Rhode Island, New Mexico. On average, about 176 Maegans were registered per state.
Maegan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maegan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Maegan
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Maegan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maegan?
We estimate approximately 8,823 people named Maegan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 38,848 Americans share this first name.
Is Maegan a common name?
Maegan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,170 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maegan most popular?
Maegan reached peak popularity in 1991, when 431 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maegan is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maegan a female name?
Maegan is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maegan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maegan Smith, Maegan Johnson, Maegan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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