How Many People Are Named Meggan?
An estimated 2,746 people in the United States have the first name Meggan. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Meggan peaked in popularity in 1985 with 185 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Meggan 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 Meggan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,746
About 1 in 124,819 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1985
185 births
Total Registered
2,927
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Meggan
Meggan is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,927 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Meggan as a female name
Ranked #11,650 in 2013
9 female births in 2013
Peak: 1985 (185 births)
Meggan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Meggan span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,312 babies were registered. Meggan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Meggan by Decade
How has Meggan 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.
Meggan by State
Birth registrations for Meggan span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Texas. The lowest are in Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina. On average, about 44 Meggans were registered per state.
Meggan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Meggan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Meggan
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Meggan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Meggan?
We estimate approximately 2,746 people named Meggan 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 124,819 Americans share this first name.
Is Meggan a common name?
Meggan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,927 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Meggan most popular?
Meggan reached peak popularity in 1985, when 185 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Meggan is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Meggan a female name?
Meggan is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Meggan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Meggan Smith, Meggan Johnson, Meggan 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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