How Many People Are Named Meg?
An estimated 4,653 people in the United States have the first name Meg. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Meg peaked in popularity in 1959 with 196 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Meg 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 Meg paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,653
About 1 in 73,663 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1959
196 births
Total Registered
5,321
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Meg
Meg is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,321 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Meg as a female name
Ranked #14,712 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 1959 (196 births)
Meg: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Meg span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,343 babies were registered. Meg has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Meg by Decade
How has Meg 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.
Meg by State
Birth registrations for Meg span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Georgia, Louisiana, Virginia. On average, about 90 Megs were registered per state.
Meg + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Meg as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Meg
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Meg: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Meg?
We estimate approximately 4,653 people named Meg 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 73,663 Americans share this first name.
Is Meg a common name?
Meg is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,321 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Meg most popular?
Meg reached peak popularity in 1959, when 196 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Meg is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Meg a female name?
Meg is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Meg Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Meg Smith, Meg Johnson, Meg 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me