Girls' name · peaked in 1989
Meagan name popularity since 1925
41,619 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Meagan. Half of them were born in 1990 or earlier, so the typical Meagan is about 36 years old in 2026. Meagan peaked in 1989 as the #120 name for girls, and fewer than 5 girls got it in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 41,619
- Named Meagan, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Unranked
- Fewer than 5 girls named Meagan in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 41,547 girls · 72 boys
- Most popular in
- New Hampshire
- 2.62× its national share
Peak year is the year Meagan made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Meagan births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1990. Measured as a share of all babies, Meagan peaked in 1989.
- Fastest rise: Between 1979 and 1984, Meagan became 3.4× more common, from 1 in 3,370 baby girls to 1 in 1,000.
- Steepest fall: Between 2005 and 2010, its share of baby girls fell by 62%, from 1 in 4,400 to 1 in 11,600.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Meagan's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Meagan.
Decade by decade
Babies named Meagan in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 22 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 208 | 0 | #2,799 |
| 1970s | 2,206 | 0 | #664 |
| 1980s | 16,248 | 55 | #133 |
| 1990s | 17,107 | 17 | #203 |
| 2000s | 4,836 | 0 | #663 |
| 2010s | 850 | 0 | #2,543 |
| 2020–25 | 70 | 0 | Under 5 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
70.1% of babies named Meagan from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Meagan is most popular
The index compares Meagan's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Meagan.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 2.62× | 331 |
| Maine | 2.07× | 356 |
| Texas | 1.85× | 5,834 |
| Alabama | 1.68× | 1,195 |
| Louisiana | 1.60× | 1,153 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Meagan and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Meagan (this page) | 41,547 | 1989 |
| Meaghan | 14,036 | 1986 |
| Maegan | 9,171 | 1987 |
| Meagen | 1,182 | 1985 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Meagan's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Meagan.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Meagan (1989).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data