Meghan is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 1985 and has since faded.
Meghan is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,906 for girl births in the United States (and #3,499 across all names), given to 102 babies. Meghan was first reported in SSA data in 1952 and peaked in 1985 (4,669 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 102 | 102 | #1,906 | — |
| 2024 | 152 | 152 | #1,447 | — |
| 2023 | 207 | 207 | #1,165 | — |
| 2022 | 219 | 219 | #1,126 | — |
| 2021 | 262 | 262 | #989 | — |
| 2020 | 304 | 309 | #880 | — |
| 2019 | 385 | 385 | #735 | — |
| 2018 | 412 | 412 | #708 | — |
| 2017 | 166 | 166 | #1,391 | — |
| 2016 | 202 | 202 | #1,221 | — |
| 2015 | 242 | 242 | #1,083 | — |
| 2014 | 214 | 214 | #1,159 | — |
| 2013 | 230 | 230 | #1,077 | — |
| 2012 | 301 | 301 | #883 | — |
| 2011 | 376 | 376 | #736 | — |
| 2010 | 517 | 517 | #566 | — |
| 2009 | 621 | 621 | #494 | — |
| 2008 | 694 | 694 | #455 | — |
| 2007 | 878 | 878 | #373 | — |
| 2006 | 1,021 | 1,021 | #322 | — |
| 2005 | 1,219 | 1,219 | #271 | — |
| 2004 | 1,565 | 1,565 | #217 | #8,654 |
| 2003 | 1,695 | 1,695 | #194 | — |
| 2002 | 1,862 | 1,862 | #174 | — |
| 2001 | 2,030 | 2,030 | #159 | #10,103 |
| 2000 | 2,514 | 2,514 | #134 | — |
| 1999 | 2,578 | 2,578 | #127 | — |
| 1998 | 2,696 | 2,696 | #121 | — |
| 1997 | 2,868 | — | #113 | — |
| 1996 | 2,773 | — | #113 | — |
| 1995 | 2,971 | — | #112 | #6,778 |
| 1994 | 3,234 | — | #100 | #7,487 |
| 1993 | 3,401 | — | #93 | — |
| 1992 | 3,595 | — | #91 | — |
| 1991 | 3,704 | — | #94 | — |
| 1990 | 3,708 | — | #91 | #4,327 |
| 1989 | 3,874 | — | #80 | #3,286 |
| 1988 | 3,619 | — | #81 | #4,656 |
| 1987 | 3,791 | — | #78 | #2,615 |
| 1986 | 3,885 | — | #71 | #3,079 |
| 1985 | 4,682 | — | #63 | #3,535 |
| 1984 | 4,527 | — | #65 | #2,341 |
| 1983 | 3,903 | — | #75 | #3,021 |
| 1982 | 2,743 | — | #110 | #4,464 |
| 1981 | 2,624 | — | #116 | #4,043 |
| 1980 | 2,705 | — | #114 | #3,368 |
| 1979 | 2,580 | — | #121 | #4,278 |
| 1978 | 1,690 | — | #164 | #3,538 |
| 1977 | 1,148 | — | #216 | #5,595 |
| 1976 | 865 | — | #270 | — |
| 1975 | 827 | — | #292 | #5,224 |
| 1974 | 615 | — | #355 | #5,028 |
| 1973 | 503 | — | #399 | — |
| 1972 | 441 | — | #436 | — |
| 1971 | 346 | — | #530 | — |
| 1970 | 381 | — | #516 | — |
| 1969 | 233 | — | #656 | — |
| 1968 | 143 | — | #856 | — |
| 1967 | 119 | — | #939 | — |
| 1966 | 106 | — | #996 | — |
| 1965 | 85 | — | #1,163 | — |
| 1964 | 79 | — | #1,243 | — |
| 1963 | 74 | — | #1,286 | — |
| 1962 | 47 | — | #1,664 | — |
| 1961 | 39 | — | #1,857 | — |
| 1960 | 33 | — | #1,999 | — |
| 1959 | 51 | — | #1,530 | — |
| 1958 | 14 | — | #3,332 | — |
| 1957 | 8 | — | #4,786 | — |
| 1956 | 7 | — | #5,154 | — |
| 1955 | 9 | — | #4,274 | — |
| 1954 | 7 | — | #4,996 | — |
| 1952 | 6 | — | #5,333 | — |