Meg

MEHG /ˈmɛɡ/
girl 1 syllable fading

Meg is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 1959 and has since faded.

Meg is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2022. Meg was first reported in SSA data in 1941 and peaked in 1959 (196 births).

About the name Meg

PronunciationMEHG /ˈmɛɡ/
CultureEnglish
196peak births 1959
1941first in SSA data

Names similar to Meg

How popular is Meg?

Girls named Meg
194119601980200020202022
Girls named Meg per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1941–2022 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2022) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Meg total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202266#14,720
20211515#7,524
20201111#9,339
20191010#10,229
20181818#6,701
201777#13,627
20161919#6,592
20152020#6,386
20141414#8,354
20132424#5,603
20122727#5,200
20113030#4,775
20105252#3,189
20095050#3,338
20085353#3,200
20076464#2,845
20066565#2,748
2005100100#1,931
20048888#2,083
2003129129#1,517
2002109109#1,691
2001111111#1,645
2000109109#1,627
19999999#1,675
19989292#1,729
199790—#1,728
1996102—#1,561
1995107—#1,489
199482—#1,779
199361—#2,188
199279—#1,823
199155—#2,339
199079—#1,821
198951—#2,327
198852—#2,204
198732—#3,007
198616—#4,883
198537—#2,633
198433—#2,764
198333—#2,707
198234—#2,742
198149—#2,104
198052—#2,035
197969—#1,637
197836—#2,455
197741—#2,240
197644—#2,018
197563—#1,582
197485—#1,274
197361—#1,535
197292—#1,177
197180—#1,342
197087—#1,268
196996—#1,137
196883—#1,193
196781—#1,186
1966106—#995
1965120—#930
1964161—#827
1963179—#774
1962184—#766
1961154—#861
1960179—#764
1959196—#715
1958125—#923
1957129—#900
1956110—#964
195575—#1,154
195456—#1,338
195353—#1,341
195247—#1,426
195140—#1,496
195026—#1,894
194921—#2,191
194816—#2,568
194715—#2,726
19468—#3,878
194512—#2,696
194411—#2,892
19429—#3,350
19415—#4,845