How Many People Are Named Meggie?
An estimated 493 people in the United States have the first name Meggie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Meggie peaked in popularity in 1985 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Meggie 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 Meggie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
493
About 1 in 695,242 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1985
47 births
Total Registered
514
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Meggie
Meggie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 514 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Meggie as a female name
Ranked #18,233 in 2015
5 female births in 2015
Peak: 1985 (47 births)
Meggie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Meggie span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 247 babies were registered. Meggie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Meggie by Decade
How has Meggie 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.
Meggie by State
Birth registrations for Meggie span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Illinois. The lowest are in Texas, Illinois, Minnesota. On average, about 6 Meggies were registered per state.
Meggie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Meggie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Meggie
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Meggie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Meggie?
We estimate approximately 493 people named Meggie 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 695,242 Americans share this first name.
Is Meggie a common name?
Meggie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 514 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Meggie most popular?
Meggie reached peak popularity in 1985, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Meggie is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Meggie a female name?
Meggie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Meggie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Meggie Smith, Meggie Johnson, Meggie 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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