Megan was a hugely popular girls' name that peaked at #10 in 1985 but is far less common today.
Megan is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #889 for girl births in the United States (and #1,688 across all names), given to 301 babies. Megan was first reported in SSA data in 1922 and peaked in 1990 (20,259 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 301 | 301 | #889 | — |
| 2024 | 369 | 369 | #764 | — |
| 2023 | 417 | 417 | #694 | — |
| 2022 | 399 | 399 | #731 | — |
| 2021 | 490 | 490 | #609 | — |
| 2020 | 453 | 453 | #640 | — |
| 2019 | 499 | 499 | #609 | — |
| 2018 | 565 | 565 | #550 | — |
| 2017 | 631 | 631 | #496 | — |
| 2016 | 751 | 751 | #432 | — |
| 2015 | 855 | 861 | #385 | — |
| 2014 | 1,070 | 1,077 | #306 | #11,656 |
| 2013 | 1,246 | 1,251 | #255 | — |
| 2012 | 1,561 | 1,568 | #199 | — |
| 2011 | 1,915 | 1,915 | #164 | — |
| 2010 | 2,406 | 2,406 | #131 | — |
| 2009 | 3,063 | 3,063 | #105 | #13,803 |
| 2008 | 3,416 | 3,421 | #100 | — |
| 2007 | 4,133 | 4,133 | #78 | #8,674 |
| 2006 | 4,954 | 4,960 | #60 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 5,862 | 5,862 | #41 | #11,015 |
| 2004 | 6,722 | 6,722 | #36 | #2,938 |
| 2003 | 7,810 | 7,810 | #30 | #7,067 |
| 2002 | 9,226 | 9,238 | #22 | #4,839 |
| 2001 | 10,317 | 10,331 | #20 | #4,618 |
| 2000 | 11,450 | 11,462 | #18 | #5,225 |
| 1999 | 12,241 | 12,254 | #15 | #5,915 |
| 1998 | 13,279 | 13,279 | #13 | #3,566 |
| 1997 | 14,262 | — | #11 | #3,832 |
| 1996 | 14,790 | — | #12 | #3,501 |
| 1995 | 15,558 | — | #13 | #2,660 |
| 1994 | 16,611 | — | #10 | #2,478 |
| 1993 | 16,414 | — | #11 | #2,491 |
| 1992 | 17,875 | — | #10 | #2,283 |
| 1991 | 19,309 | — | #11 | #2,330 |
| 1990 | 20,303 | — | #11 | #1,799 |
| 1989 | 19,862 | — | #11 | #1,179 |
| 1988 | 18,631 | — | #12 | #1,326 |
| 1987 | 17,884 | — | #12 | #1,256 |
| 1986 | 18,651 | — | #11 | #1,237 |
| 1985 | 20,093 | — | #10 | #1,030 |
| 1984 | 17,034 | — | #11 | #1,341 |
| 1983 | 14,174 | — | #21 | #1,322 |
| 1982 | 9,568 | — | #34 | #1,334 |
| 1981 | 9,004 | — | #33 | #1,536 |
| 1980 | 9,169 | — | #30 | #1,683 |
| 1979 | 8,320 | — | #31 | #1,980 |
| 1978 | 5,919 | — | #41 | #2,050 |
| 1977 | 5,340 | — | #54 | #2,327 |
| 1976 | 4,483 | — | #62 | #2,303 |
| 1975 | 4,202 | — | #69 | #3,367 |
| 1974 | 2,830 | — | #105 | #3,072 |
| 1973 | 2,030 | — | #141 | #3,609 |
| 1972 | 1,594 | — | #180 | #4,282 |
| 1971 | 1,506 | — | #199 | #4,736 |
| 1970 | 1,267 | — | #246 | — |
| 1969 | 1,031 | — | #276 | — |
| 1968 | 817 | — | #309 | #4,529 |
| 1967 | 709 | — | #328 | — |
| 1966 | 655 | — | #354 | — |
| 1965 | 609 | — | #370 | — |
| 1964 | 512 | — | #433 | — |
| 1963 | 432 | — | #469 | — |
| 1962 | 391 | — | #491 | — |
| 1961 | 400 | — | #486 | — |
| 1960 | 365 | — | #506 | — |
| 1959 | 358 | — | #515 | — |
| 1958 | 301 | — | #565 | — |
| 1957 | 258 | — | #609 | — |
| 1956 | 197 | — | #684 | — |
| 1955 | 198 | — | #665 | — |
| 1954 | 153 | — | #752 | — |
| 1953 | 156 | — | #729 | — |
| 1952 | 119 | — | #844 | — |
| 1951 | 86 | — | #1,007 | — |
| 1950 | 61 | — | #1,190 | — |
| 1949 | 30 | — | #1,759 | — |
| 1948 | 28 | — | #1,806 | — |
| 1947 | 29 | — | #1,810 | — |
| 1946 | 22 | — | #2,006 | — |
| 1945 | 24 | — | #1,729 | — |
| 1944 | 16 | — | #2,259 | — |
| 1943 | 21 | — | #1,930 | — |
| 1942 | 12 | — | #2,760 | — |
| 1940 | 9 | — | #3,128 | — |
| 1939 | 6 | — | #4,106 | — |
| 1936 | 7 | — | #3,607 | — |
| 1935 | 7 | — | #3,643 | — |
| 1934 | 8 | — | #3,366 | — |
| 1933 | 7 | — | #3,648 | — |
| 1931 | 7 | — | #3,736 | — |
| 1930 | 5 | — | #5,021 | — |
| 1927 | 7 | — | #4,139 | — |
| 1926 | 5 | — | #5,369 | — |
| 1924 | 7 | — | #4,305 | — |
| 1923 | 13 | — | #2,682 | — |
| 1922 | 7 | — | #4,305 | — |