How Many People Are Named Maeghan?
An estimated 1,027 people in the United States have the first name Maeghan. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Maeghan peaked in popularity in 1990 with 59 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maeghan 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 Maeghan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,027
About 1 in 333,743 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1990
59 births
Total Registered
1,064
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maeghan
Maeghan is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,064 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maeghan as a female name
Ranked #10,947 in 2012
10 female births in 2012
Peak: 1990 (59 births)
Maeghan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maeghan span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 438 babies were registered. Maeghan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Maeghan by Decade
How has Maeghan 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.
Maeghan by State
Birth registrations for Maeghan span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, New York, Massachusetts. The lowest are in California, Massachusetts, New York. On average, about 30 Maeghans were registered per state.
Maeghan + Last Name Combinations
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Maeghan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maeghan?
We estimate approximately 1,027 people named Maeghan 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 333,743 Americans share this first name.
Is Maeghan a common name?
Maeghan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,064 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maeghan most popular?
Maeghan reached peak popularity in 1990, when 59 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maeghan is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maeghan a female name?
Maeghan is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maeghan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maeghan Smith, Maeghan Johnson, Maeghan 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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