How Many People Are Named Megan?
An estimated 420,586 people in the United States have the first name Megan. While not in the top 50, it remains a well-known name ranking #110 overall. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Megan peaked in popularity in 1990 with 20,303 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Megan 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 Megan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Megan is overwhelmingly female, 1,104 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Megan 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
420,586
About 1 in 815 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Common
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1990
20,303 births
Total Registered
440,869
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Megan
Megan is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 440,869 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Megan as a male name
Ranked #11,656 in 2014
6 male births in 2014
Peak: 1989 (82 births)
Megan as a female name
Ranked #761 in 2024
369 female births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (20,259 births)
Megan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Megan span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 160,640 babies were registered. Megan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Megan by Decade
How has Megan 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.
Megan by State
Birth registrations for Megan span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska. On average, about 8,594 Megans were registered per state.
Megan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Megan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Megan
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Megan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Megan?
We estimate approximately 420,586 people named Megan 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 815 Americans share this first name.
Is Megan a common name?
Megan is classified as "Common" and is more popular than 99.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 440,869 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Megan most popular?
Megan reached peak popularity in 1990, when 20,303 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Megan is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Megan a female name?
Megan is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Megan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Megan Smith, Megan Johnson, Megan 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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