Trend of the Popularity of Megan as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 301 female babies that were named Megan in the US, which was 0.02% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Megan peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1990 with a count of 20,259 babies, which was 1.07% of the total female babies born in the US in 1990.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Megan, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Megan.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Megan in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Megan in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Megan from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Megan as a Female Baby Name in the US

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Year Number of Female Babies Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980 9134 0.55
1981 8964 0.54
1982 9518 0.56
1983 14124 0.85
1984 16984 1.01
1985 20013 1.16
1986 18590 1.08
1987 17823 1.02
1988 18570 1.04
1989 19780 1.07
1990 20259 1.07
1991 19278 1.03
1992 17842 0.97
1993 16384 0.91
1994 16580 0.93
1995 15530 0.88
1996 14770 0.84
1997 14244 0.82
1998 13258 0.75
1999 12230 0.69
2000 11436 0.63
2001 10300 0.57
2002 9210 0.51
2003 7800 0.43
2004 6687 0.36
2005 5856 0.32
2006 4946 0.26
2007 4124 0.21
2008 3416 0.18
2009 3058 0.17
2010 2406 0.14
2011 1915 0.11
2012 1561 0.09
2013 1246 0.07
2014 1064 0.06
2015 855 0.05
2016 751 0.04
2017 631 0.04
2018 565 0.03
2019 499 0.03
2020 453 0.03
2021 490 0.03
2022 399 0.02
2023 417 0.03
2024 369 0.02
2025 301 0.02