How Many People Are Named Megen?
An estimated 644 people in the United States have the first name Megen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Megen peaked in popularity in 1985 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Megen 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 Megen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
644
About 1 in 532,227 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1985
43 births
Total Registered
682
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Megen
Megen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 682 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Megen as a female name
Ranked #16,460 in 2006
6 female births in 2006
Peak: 1985 (43 births)
Megen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Megen span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 286 babies were registered. Megen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Megen by Decade
How has Megen 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.
Megen by State
Megen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Megen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Megen
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Megen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Megen?
We estimate approximately 644 people named Megen 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 532,227 Americans share this first name.
Is Megen a common name?
Megen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 682 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Megen most popular?
Megen reached peak popularity in 1985, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Megen is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Megen a female name?
Megen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Megen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Megen Smith, Megen Johnson, Megen 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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