How Many People Are Named Meaghan?
An estimated 13,405 people in the United States have the first name Meaghan. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Meaghan peaked in popularity in 1986 with 744 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Meaghan 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 Meaghan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
13,405
About 1 in 25,569 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1986
744 births
Total Registered
14,043
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Meaghan
Meaghan is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 14,043 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Meaghan as a male name
Ranked #6,690 in 1989
7 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (7 births)
Meaghan as a female name
Ranked #8,257 in 2020
13 female births in 2020
Peak: 1986 (744 births)
Meaghan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Meaghan span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 5,425 babies were registered. Meaghan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Meaghan by Decade
How has Meaghan 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.
Meaghan by State
Birth registrations for Meaghan span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Massachusetts, New York, California. The lowest are in Nevada, Idaho, Arkansas. On average, about 293 Meaghans were registered per state.
Meaghan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Meaghan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Meaghan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Meaghan?
We estimate approximately 13,405 people named Meaghan 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 25,569 Americans share this first name.
Is Meaghan a common name?
Meaghan is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14,043 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Meaghan most popular?
Meaghan reached peak popularity in 1986, when 744 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Meaghan is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Meaghan a female name?
Meaghan is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Meaghan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Meaghan Smith, Meaghan Johnson, Meaghan 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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