How Many People Are Named Megha?
An estimated 1,152 people in the United States have the first name Megha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Megha peaked in popularity in 2001 with 75 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Megha 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 Megha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,152
About 1 in 297,530 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2001
75 births
Total Registered
1,179
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Megha
Megha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,179 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Megha as a female name
Ranked #6,537 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (75 births)
Megha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Megha span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 426 babies were registered. Megha has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Megha by Decade
How has Megha 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.
Megha by State
Birth registrations for Megha span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, Illinois. The lowest are in Washington, Pennsylvania, New York. On average, about 44 Meghas were registered per state.
Megha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Megha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Megha
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Megha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Megha?
We estimate approximately 1,152 people named Megha 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 297,530 Americans share this first name.
Is Megha a common name?
Megha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,179 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Megha most popular?
Megha reached peak popularity in 2001, when 75 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Megha is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Megha a female name?
Megha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Megha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Megha Smith, Megha Johnson, Megha 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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