How Many People Are Named Megumi?
An estimated 561 people in the United States have the first name Megumi. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Megumi peaked in popularity in 1991 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Megumi 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 Megumi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
561
About 1 in 610,970 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1991
25 births
Total Registered
580
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Megumi
Megumi is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 580 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Megumi as a female name
Ranked #14,616 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (25 births)
Megumi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Megumi span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 197 babies were registered. Megumi has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Megumi by Decade
How has Megumi 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.
Megumi by State
Megumi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Megumi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Megumi
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Megumi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Megumi?
We estimate approximately 561 people named Megumi 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 610,970 Americans share this first name.
Is Megumi a common name?
Megumi is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 580 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Megumi most popular?
Megumi reached peak popularity in 1991, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Megumi is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Megumi a female name?
Megumi is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Megumi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Megumi Smith, Megumi Johnson, Megumi 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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