Girls' name · peaked in 1985
Megan name popularity since 1925
441,142 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Megan. Half of them were born in 1991 or earlier, so the typical Megan is about 35 years old in 2026. Megan peaked in 1985 as the #10 name for girls, and it ranked #889 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 441,142
- Named Megan, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #889
- for girls in 2025 (301 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 440,038 girls · 1,104 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 1.81× its national share
Peak year is the year Megan 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.
Megan births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1990. Measured as a share of all babies, Megan peaked in 1985.
- Fastest rise: Between 1970 and 1975, Megan became 4× more common, from 1 in 1,380 baby girls to 1 in 348.
- Steepest fall: Between 2010 and 2015, its share of baby girls fell by 65%, from 1 in 739 to 1 in 2,090.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Megan's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Megan.
Decade by decade
Babies named Megan 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 | 12 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 47 | 0 | #3,643 |
| 1940s | 191 | 0 | #1,729 |
| 1950s | 1,887 | 0 | #665 |
| 1960s | 5,916 | 5 | #370 |
| 1970s | 37,355 | 136 | #69 |
| 1980s | 153,500 | 570 | #10 |
| 1990s | 160,375 | 267 | #13 |
| 2000s | 66,833 | 120 | #41 |
| 2010s | 11,493 | 6 | #385 |
| 2020–25 | 2,429 | 0 | #889 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
60.2% of babies named Megan from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Megan is most popular
The index compares Megan'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 Megan.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 1.81× | 6,823 |
| Alaska | 1.74× | 1,147 |
| Delaware | 1.61× | 1,480 |
| New Hampshire | 1.61× | 2,246 |
| Idaho | 1.48× | 2,618 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Megan 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Megan (this page) | 440,038 | 1985 |
| Meghan | 96,500 | 1985 |
| Meggan | 2,927 | 1985 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Megan's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Megan.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Megan (1985).
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