How Many People Are Named Meagan?
An estimated 39,815 people in the United States have the first name Meagan. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Meagan peaked in popularity in 1990 with 2,537 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Meagan 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 Meagan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Meagan is overwhelmingly female, 72 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Meagan has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
39,815
About 1 in 8,609 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1990
2,537 births
Total Registered
41,619
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Meagan
Meagan is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 41,619 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Meagan as a male name
Ranked #8,426 in 1994
6 male births in 1994
Peak: 1984 (12 births)
Meagan as a female name
Ranked #9,321 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (2,531 births)
Meagan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Meagan span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 17,124 babies were registered. Meagan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Meagan by Decade
How has Meagan 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.
Meagan by State
Birth registrations for Meagan span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Delaware, Wyoming, North Dakota. On average, about 779 Meagans were registered per state.
Meagan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Meagan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Meagan
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Meagan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Meagan?
We estimate approximately 39,815 people named Meagan 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 8,609 Americans share this first name.
Is Meagan a common name?
Meagan is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 41,619 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Meagan most popular?
Meagan reached peak popularity in 1990, when 2,537 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Meagan is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Meagan a female name?
Meagan is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Meagan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Meagan Smith, Meagan Johnson, Meagan 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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