How Many People Are Named Meghan?
An estimated 92,210 people in the United States have the first name Meghan. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Meghan peaked in popularity in 1985 with 4,683 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Meghan 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 Meghan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Meghan is overwhelmingly female, 227 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Meghan has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
92,210
About 1 in 3,717 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1985
4,683 births
Total Registered
96,625
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Meghan
Meghan is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 96,625 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Meghan as a male name
Ranked #8,653 in 2004
8 male births in 2004
Peak: 1984 (22 births)
Meghan as a female name
Ranked #1,446 in 2024
152 female births in 2024
Peak: 1985 (4,670 births)
Meghan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Meghan span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 36,355 babies were registered. Meghan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Meghan by Decade
How has Meghan 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.
Meghan by State
Birth registrations for Meghan span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Massachusetts. The lowest are in Wyoming, Hawaii, Alaska. On average, about 1,856 Meghans were registered per state.
Meghan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Meghan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Meghan
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Meghan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Meghan?
We estimate approximately 92,210 people named Meghan 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 3,717 Americans share this first name.
Is Meghan a common name?
Meghan is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 96,625 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Meghan most popular?
Meghan reached peak popularity in 1985, when 4,683 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Meghan is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Meghan a female name?
Meghan is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Meghan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Meghan Smith, Meghan Johnson, Meghan 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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